Will U.S. Follow Up Japan into a Decade of Stagnation – The Economist Markets Stuck in a Vortex of Volatility – The New Yorker It’s Deflation, Stupid – RealClearMarkets Recessions are Good for the Economy – Telegraph U.S. Treasuries Climb on Concern Credit-Market Turmoil Widening – Bloomberg U.S. Economy: Home Resales Rose More than Forecast [...]

By Jim Barrett The July 4 holiday weekend has proven to be a turning point for just about all commodity futures this year. Daily charts in corn, coffee, cocoa, sugar, and natural gas all show important multi-year peaks – and I mean peaks. Obviously, the second half of 2008 is unfolding in a dramatically different [...]

Blake Robben, Senior Market Strategist with Lind Plus, believes that price declines in several commodity markets have provided buying opportunities for those that have been waiting to go long. Blake recently presented a webinar analyzing the stock market and commodity markets. You can read his commentary here: Stocks Still Bearish; Commodities Bullish. Stay on top [...]