Inflation has been the story…
The Federal Reserve’s goal to…
Since 2008, and despite the hits the market has taken, US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) has invested $930 million in renewable energy projects, with $250 million of that in 2012 alone,…
After reaching a high at $98.24, March Crude Oil futures sold-off slightly and consolidated as long traders took a breather ahead of Friday’s U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report. Despite strong speculative…
Sometimes it is useful to take a look at the bigger picture, or a completely different picture, when trying to assess the vibe (man) of a certain market (i.e., energy),…
The one party that continues to roll on in the midst of a very quiet energy sector remains refining. But you must be particularly careful where you go here, as…
What Traders of Commodity Stocks Need to Know About Tio Tinto’s WritedownThe breaking report from Rio Tinto and their unexpected $14 billion write down tells two stories and…
Increasing demand for higher risk assets along with the unexpected drop in the past week’s U.S. crude oil inventories helped March crude oil spike higher into a Fibonacci price level.…
UBS paid $1.5 Billion for manipulating Libor, and Barclay`s already paid the piper for manipulating the Libor rate. Well, it is about time the CFTC get its act together, and…
The United States’ fiscal cliff is very much related to several changes we have been going through recently, and will likely continue to experience:1. High oil prices (more…
Each time the Fed undertakes a new program of quantitative easing, questions arise about the possible impact on its solvency. I addressed that concern in November 2010, at the time…
I think that Ben Bernanke's QE3 is such a game changer, that we have to throw all existing strategies into the trash and start all over again from scratch. Suddenly,…
I had a neighbour who had a method for market timing. It was physical.She told me that she knew it was time to sell a stock when she…
Much of the fury in this morning's nearly 60 point "melt up" opening in the Dow was generated by hedge funds panicking to cover shorts. Convinced of the imminent collapse…
Over the last two months, I have witnessed one of the least convincing rallies in the US stock market in recent memory. Looking at the chart for the S&P 500…
Stocks have been down five days in a row. 'Sell in May and go away' is working yet again. The news out of Europe just seems to get worse with…
The call was scratchy and barely audible. I was instructed to not mention any names. I should only use the prearranged code words when talking about political parties. You never…
Panic is on deck, to use the baseball terminology that my foreign readers are often attempting to decipher. That is the only conclusion one can reach after getting gob smacked…
If I were to stake you $50,000 and set you loose in the world's largest casino, you might try your luck in a big way at a number of games…
UK banking regulators and the representatives of major banks intensified their discussions on new and more rigid regulatory scheme concerning the setting and calculating the British Bankers Association's London InterBank…
It is already January 24, and the S&P 500 has seen a grand total of two down days so far in 2012. Are we on the eve of one of…
After the peaceful 1991 collapse of the USSR foreigner investors flooded into the former Soviet Union, seeking deals. The majority of foreign capital was directed at the post-Soviet space's hydrocarbon…