I’m a commodity trader…but that doesn’t mean I always expect commodity prices to go UP. In fact, a lot of times you’ve got to bet AGAINST commodities…
November 19th, 2009 | Alan Knuckman | 2 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "bull market"
A Bull Market in Gold and Gold Alone
If you bought gold when we first recommended it, ten years ago, you are in a very comfortable position. Gold sells for more than 4 times as much today. But what should you do now?
November 18th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 4 comments | Continued
Finding Assets that Out Run Inflation as Bond Yields Move Up
The week began with your editor wondering how the bond market would choke down another $81 billion in U.S. Treasury debt. On Monday, it swallowed $40 billion in three-year notes with gusto, and even belched in satisfaction. Demand, analysts said, hadn’t been that strong since 1990-when the bond vigilantes used the bond market as a weapon to discipline government spending.
November 13th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 6 comments | Continued
A Look at Debt and Super
But despite that warning, and despite debt far in excess of their incomes, Aussies are STILL spending money like it’s going out of fashion.
November 11th, 2009 | Kris Sayce | 3 comments | Continued
Your Average Australian Super Fund
Is it down 0.8% for the year (since January) or in the last twelve months? Or is the average super fund down 0.8% from its all-time high? The average super fund fell 21% from its heights to its lows during the GFC. But the Aussie market has rallied 55% this year.
So does this mean super has done well? Average? Above average?
November 9th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 14 comments | Continued
Peak Oil – The Risks
Yes, the worldwide total output of what we generically call “oil” has risen – slightly – in recent years. But that’s because there are increasing volumes of natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the mix…
October 28th, 2009 | Byron King | 0 comments | Continued
Bear Market Bounce a Sure Thing
Well, we’re still not there. But an analyst from Morgan Stanley tells us that markets tend to do better than that. The typical bounce is about 70%, says he.
October 26th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Gold is in a Bull Market
“In the last big boom in gold – in the late ’70s – gold followed inflation…and the central bank. Investors saw inflation increasing. And they saw the central bank failing to react fast enough. They bought gold to protect themselves.
October 15th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Roach and His Bearish, Pessimistic Attitude
Roach was what I call a realist, but he was more commonly labelled a bear, a pessimist, and a crank. When the market was soaring to new highs, Roach spoke about his professional ostracism…
October 13th, 2009 | Greg Canavan | 0 comments | Continued
Is Gold at $1000 a Bargain…Or a Trap?
Barclays Capital says gold could go to $1,500. We don’t know where they got that number. It could go to $15,000 for all we know.
October 9th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 4 comments | Continued