Premium Price Bubble May Soon Hit Consumer Demand
On the very first day of Economics 101, you will see the below chart. This simple illustration identifies (in theory) the optimal price of...
Precious Metals Lower on Fed ‘Tapering’ Prospects
After a strong summer relief rally, the precious metals sector is back in the doghouse again. With the Fed on tap and budget talks...
September FOMC Is Here: Brace for Market Turbulence
All is quiet on the western front as the markets prepare for the results of the September FOMC meeting and ensuing Fed statement. Reality is,...
Inside This Week’s Super-Charged Economic Calendar
You ready for the Boom?  Yeah, this week’s economic calendar has a lot of news to look forward to, both in the US and...
The Market Week Ahead: Fighting For Higher Ground
The Market Week Before
However swelled the seasonal population of the Hamptons, July's holiday-shortened trading week had nothing of the market doldrums commonly associated with...
Commodities Analysis Video: A Look at the COT Report and More
Today's commodities analysis video is a Memorial Holiday weekend special. In addition to commodities analysis, I'll take a look at the global equity markets...
Brexit: What a British Exit from the EU Looks Like
By Alex Salomon   Are you familiar with Brixit? Not yet? It might become the next catchy buzzword for yet another European Union drama. Brexit,...
Reviving The Yen Carry Trade
By Andrew Kassen "The Yen Carry Trade" - whatever your tenure in and familiarity with financial markets, it's a litmus phrase evoking a...
While You’re Sleeping: Massive Moves Prevail In Japanese Markets
By Andrew Kassen A lot of atrocious developments occur in world financial markets while the West sleeps. Lately, that has meant mayhem in Japanese...
Political Tensions Rise as Euro Crisis Continues
By Andrew Nyquist   The Euro was never given a fighting chance. Figuratively, and quite possibly literally. From conception, economists and investors questioned the Euro's...
