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Why Stocks Will Be Stagnant Over the Summer

June 3, 2011

in DJIA, QE, S&P 500, deflation, earnings, economy, holidays, indicators, market reports, news and updates, recession, seasonal investing

The U.S. economic “recovery” is showing signs of officially slowing down at the ripe old age of two years.  This is threatening to look like the end of a bull market (and it would be happening at a seasonally appropriate time for it, too).  Bull nor bear, we’re likely to be in a trading range [...]

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Bernanke Might Announce More QE This Weekend

December 3, 2010

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Apparently the late-Friday surge in stock markets might have been due to the possibility that “the Ben Bernanke” will intimate the possibility of higher levels of QE2 than initially indicated.  More than $600 billion in Treasury purchases by June 2011, in other words.
Reuters caught sight of a report on the CBS website indicating that Bernanke [...]

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Your Best Investment Bets for November 2 and 3

October 31, 2010

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Two of the largest days for global stock markets are coming up: November 2nd and 3rd.  By doing some planning in advance you can position yourself to take advantage of it.  Here’s what you should know for trading hours on Monday, November 1.
Three trading tips for the November elections and the announcement of quantitative easing [...]

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Next Big Date for Stock Markets: Nov 2-3

October 15, 2010

in 2010, FOMC, Federal Reserve, USD, indicators, inflation, market reports, market timing, money supply, news and updates, recession, stimulus, stimulus plan

Trading volumes have been historically low and stock markets in a trading range for quite some time now, even taking the brief September rally into consideration (buoyed by the Aug. 27 Jackson Hole speech comments by Bernanke with a view to the necessity for more quantitative easing in the near future).
Any given hour of the [...]

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More Gold Price Breakouts Likely For October 2010

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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UK Stimulus Fails, Sees Sixth Quarter of Recession

October 24, 2009 · 5 comments

in UK, central banks, foreign investment, international economy, news and updates, recession, stimulus

The Bank of England surprised all economic estimates today when it revealed that the UK GDP continued to contract in the third quarter.  Most analysts were expecting modest growth, and the Bank of England itself had been jawboning the notion that there would be growth.  Instead, GDP contracted by 0.4%, which raises questions about other [...]

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