May 2, 2011
in May, Middle East, Obama, Obama Effect, USD, commodities, currencies, gold, international stock market, market reports, news and updates, oil, special dates
With news that Osama Bin Laden had been shot and killed by US forces on Sunday evening (between May 1 and May 2 in Pakistan), oil prices dropped and seemed to take other commodities down with it. More than three hours after the initial announcement on CNN, all commodities have sold off and analysts are [...]
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December 3, 2010
in commodities, gold, indicators, inflation, market reports, market trends, mining, oil, prices, technical analysis
You don’t see many analysts talking about the gold-oil price ratio. Usually it’s the gold-silver ratio, or gold-EUR or gold-AUD and other currencies that gold is measured against.
The past two days, following the settlement of the EU-forced bailout of Ireland (Ireland itself resisted as long as it could), have seen oil prices hitting fresh 25-month [...]
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November 1, 2010
in November, Q4, S&P 500, S&P/TSX, financial planning, investing (general), market timing, market trends, seasonal investing, sectors, special dates, stocks, theories
November is usually a good month for stocks. Free from the seasonal worries about risky September and October markets, November often represents a return to a rallying environment in stocks generally and in certain sectors especially.
This year being a mid-term election year in the U.S. also bodes well for stock markets for the rest of 2010 and into [...]
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October 1, 2010
in 2010, Jim Rogers, Obama, October, Peter Schiff, bull market, commodities, currencies, gold, hedging, hyperinflation, indicators, inflation, market reports, market trends, precious metals, seasonal investing
Gold prices broke out past the $1300/oz mark later in September, just as I predicted in my post on gold prices in August. It didn’t take much market turmoil or negative market news to push gold higher – just the promise of QE lite in November and the prospect that the midterm elections will remain [...]
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June 27, 2010
in 2010, G20, G8, economy, financial planning, forecasts, government, international economy, international stock market, market reports, news and updates, sovereign debt, stimulus, stimulus plan, world order
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Now that the G20 has wrapped up, what can we glean about stock markets going forward? Canada’s PM Harper noted that markets have been skittish as they have been waiting for the G20’s pronouncement on the delicate balance between imposing fiscal austerity but also facilitating continued stimulus in order to abet the global economic recovery.
Summer [...]
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May 14, 2010 · 10 comments
in ADRs, USD, bailout, central banks, debt, diversification, europe, exchange rates, foreign investment, forex, international economy, opportunity, sovereign debt, stimulus
With the recent bailout of Greece, markets have not warmed up to Europe’s debt problems, and this has meant that the Euro has continued to weaken against the USD (sort of like a teeter-totter built out of CDO’s).
As of Friday, May 14, 2010, one Euro will buy a whole $1.237 USD. That means the Euro [...]
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May 12, 2010
in GoldMoney, Greece, central banks, europe, gold, hyperinflation, international economy, international stock market, market reports, market trends, news and updates, precious metals, sovereign debt, stimulus, world order
In a surprise reaction to the weekend approval of the one trillion euro bailout of Greece (750 billion euros from the ECB and 250 billion euros from the IMF, i.e., U.S. money, i.e., China’s savings), markets remained suspicious of long-term improvement in both Greece and the Euro.
As a result, this week has seen a steady [...]
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