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Volatile Times: Gold, Dollar and the S&P

2008-12-02T22:38:56Z

By Jim Comiskey The markets have continued their volatile ways. It has been two months of sharp drops and big rebounds. Overall, the stock market and many commodity markets have trended much lower and it’s really hard to call a bottom in these markets. Despite a weak U.S. economy, the U.S. dollar has been rallying since [...]

Commodity News Digest

2008-12-02T21:34:21Z

Better Than a Bailout: Here’s How to Rescue Detroit Without Forcing Them Into Bankruptcy - The New Republic Astonishing Stock Swings May Last Seven More Months - Bloomberg Treasuries Rise Amid Speculation on Inflation, Fed Buying Plan - Bloomberg Soybeans Fall to 15-Month Low on Signs China to Reduce Imports - Bloomberg Credit Card Industry May Cut $2 Trillion [...]

Commodity News Digest

2008-12-01T21:03:27Z

Global Manufacturing Gauges Collapse in December - MarketWatch Oil Drops Over 9% as OPEC Keeps Output on Hold - MarketWatch Gold and Other Metals End Sharply Lower - MarketWatch Bernanke Says Fed May Buy Treasuries to Aid Economy - Bloomberg Japan Tourism Bureau a Bust as High Yen Deters Visits - Bloomberg U.S. Entered Recession December 2007, Panel Says - [...]

Stocks Decline, But Indicators Looking Better

2008-12-01T17:33:55Z

Stocks Decline, But Indicators Looking Better By Jeff Friedman Stock index futures are down this morning amid bleak news globally on the manufacturing front, but the big question on many people’s minds is whether the bottom is in after a strong finish to November. The past couple months have been a bloodbath, but there seems to be [...]

Commodity News Digest

2008-11-28T17:48:28Z

Treasuries Set for Best Month Since 1981Amid “Time of Trial” - Bloomberg Ruble Collapse Prompts Russia to Raise Rates - Bloomberg Gas Prices: Lowest Since 2005 - CNNMoney European Unemployment Soars - CNNMoney Gold Rises Slightly; Monthly Gain Biggest Since 1999 - MarketWatch Cyber Monday Expectations Should be Scaled Back - MarketWatch Crude Falls as OPEC May Delay Production Cuts - [...]

Friday Funnies

2008-11-28T16:07:03Z

Thanksgiving Divorce A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says,”I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough. “Pop, what are you talking about?” the son screams. We can’t stand the sight of [...]

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat – March 12, 1933

2008-11-26T20:03:33Z

This “Fireside Chat” with Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 offers some parallels to the situation in the financial system today, and the steps our government is taking to fix it. But, in harkening back to the days of the Great Depression, you can certainly find things to be thankful for today.

Commodity News Digest

2008-11-26T20:01:59Z

U.S. Economy: Durable Goods Orders, Consumer Spending Tumble - Bloomberg Mortgage Rates Tumble on Fed Debt Purchasing Plan - Bloomberg Copper Gains in London as China Cuts Rates - Bloomberg Slowdown Blues: Deals in Commodity Industry Put on Hold - Money Control India Gold Dips as Rising Dollar Damps Demand - MarketWatch U.S. Average Gasoline Price Plummets Below $2 a [...]

Bearish Stock Market Signal: Old Support Becomes New Resistance

2008-11-26T16:48:18Z

By Marty Lundgren The stock market has seen wild swings in the last couple months and everyone is wondering whether or not we’ve reached a bottom. From a technical standpoint, it appears that we haven’t. In fact, a simple look at the technicals might make you want to reconsider calling a bottom in this market. If [...]

Commodity News Digest

2008-11-25T22:24:19Z

Fed Commits $800 Billion More to Unfreeze Credit Markets - Bloomberg Food Prices Will Rise, Causing Export Bans, Riots - Bloomberg Gold Futures Rise for Longest Rally Since July - Bloomberg Home Price Plunge Reminds Us What Our Houses Are–and Aren’t - MarketWatch After “GD2″ in 2011, a 100-Year Bear Market? - MarketWatch We Can’t Afford the Citigroup Deal - [...]