In the course of history, some of the great crises of the past were beyond the pale of human control. Other crises, however, were created by the very people who suffered the effects of them. The coming year could well afford a testament in...
The price of gold has been hit by selling under concerns over the upcoming U.S. "fiscal cliff." At least that's what the news media's explanation for gold's decline has been. Here's what Reuters had to say in a recent news article:
"U.S....
Question: When is an unprecedented economic event tantamount to a non-event? Answer: When another Fed intervention is announced.
Stocks remained buoyant this week as the market believes the Fed will remain accommodative in view of the latest drop in U.S. unemployment numbers. It's widely expected the Federal Reserve will maintain its easy money policy when it meets...
Gold took a double hit recently based partly on a news item from the rumor mill that a large fund in Asia was selling to "run the stops."
In this commentary we'll survey the intermediate-term to longer-term market terrain. This is especially important since we're about to enter a new year, which the Kress cycle outlook describes as potentially dangerous from a financial...
With the U.S. presidential election out of the way, the economy has taken center stage lately and for good reason: the economy typically benefits during a presidential election year while the 4-year Kress cycle is also peaking. The latest...
A question that many are asking right now is what impact the Fed's latest monetary policy action will have on the projected deflationary scenario for 2013-14. Specifically, market participants are wondering if the Fed's monetary policy...
One of the most common questions that I'm asked goes something like this: "If the deflationary long-term cycle is in its 'hard down' phase until 2014, why should we expect gold' value to rise? Shouldn't we instead expect to see a rising...
Since being shunned by traders last year after a series of margin increases, gold has enjoyed a worthy comeback since turning around this summer. The yellow metal rallied from a yearly low of $1,540 to a recent high of nearly $1,800. All...