I haven’t written about investments for some time, feeling that I have no better insights than anyone else about what is sensible to do in this environment. The equity markets seem overvalued, the bond markets face at some point a rise in interest rates that will be bad for bond prices, and commodities seem to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Gold'
All That Glitters Is Gold
November 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Federal Reserve, Global Economy, Gold, Interest rates, inflation
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Growing Confidence in the Market’s Rally
May 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Banks, Economy, Gold, Stock Market
Many of the commentators that I follow are saying that the economic news will continue to be bad, maybe very bad, but the dominant psychology in the market is to look beyond the valley (which no longer is seen as a precipice) toward brighter days ahead. Given the major decline in market values that has [...]
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Marc Faber an Optimist?
April 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Banks, Debt, Gold, Interest rates, Stock Market, Video, inflation
Marc Faber, the original Dr. Doom, an optimist? It sounds like an oxymoron. However, after being highly pessimistic for most of the last year, Mr. Faber now seems more optimistic than pessimistic about the direction of the world’s security markets. In a wide-ranging interview recorded by Bloomberg Television, Mr. Faber touched on a wide variety [...]
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Soros: Obama "Lost a Great Opportunity" to Fix the Banks
April 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Bailout, Banks, Debt, Dollar, Global Economy, Gold, Interest rates, Obama, Policy, Restructuring, Stock Market, Treasury, Video, Wall Street
Tech Ticker has posted a series of video interviews with George Soros, a fabulously successful speculator and a big investor in liberal/progressive causes around the world. One in this wide-ranging, very worthwhile series deals with the Administration’s handling of the banking crisis: George Soros was an early and avid supporter of Barack Obama, so it’s [...]
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Marc Faber’s Current Outlook — "In Gold I Trust, But … .."
March 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Commodities, Debt, Dollar, Economics, Federal Reserve, Financial, Global Economy, Gold, Interest rates, Policy, Stock Market, Technical Analysis, Wall Street
For those who are impressed by Marc Faber’s record of being right much more often than wrong, his current outlook will be eagerly received. As usual, his views run contrary to the conventional wisdom, and in some instances even contrary to some of his own recent views — especially with respect to the present desirability [...]
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