In just a couple months, the US Federal Reserve's second quantitative-easing campaign will wind down.
Bear's Lair
Bear Markets always follow Bull markets and a severe stock market correction is long overdue. Bears Lair will spot, monitor and analyze the stock market correction as it develops.
It has been a very interesting week thus far. Monday kick started traders with a heart pounding equities sell off which sent money into the US Dollar, precious metals and bonds as the safe havens of choice.
From time to time we need to reflect on what has passed, otherwise time and events are dwarfed by routine.
Business Summary
Romios Gold Resources Inc. is a Canadian exploration company focused on the acquisition and exploration of precious and base metal prospects.
"The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." -- Margaret Thatcher
Q: What do CNBC, George Soros, Warren Buffet and every other mainstream investment commentator on the price of gold have in common for the last ten years?
So far in 2011 the equities market has made some sizable whip saw type moves that even veteran traders have had difficulty being on the right side of the price action.
It was another great week for gold and silver. Both hit new highs and soon we could see silver break into all-time highs. The S&P 500 has been consolidating with other markets after a strong bounce off the tsunami low.
In March 1997 I did an analysis addressing Stock Evaluation based upon Dividend Yield: www.gold-eagle.com/analysis/stocks_over-valued.html
Stock bull markets don't rally higher in a nice linear fashion. Their advance is much more chaotic, flowing and ebbing. Two steps forward are inevitably followed by one step back.
In a previous commentary I looked at how our economies would function in a world where our paper, fiat currencies had collapsed.
Unfortunately my writing and reading computer has broken and has been in the shop for over a week now.
The story of gold is as rich, lustrous and complex as the metal itself. It is as ancient as the Egyptian Pharos and modern as the mirrors coated with gold which astronomers use to capture images of the universe.
"I have never seen more senators express discontent with their jobs. ...
I was starting to put on my bullish hat on Friday morning when out of the blue an ugly close has forced me to rethink my position.
What the boys and girls at the Fed and the U.S. Capital don’t know:
A hidden factor will dictate the economic future.
So Utah's new gold & silver law marks a step towards a Gold Standard...?
IT'S NOT QUITE an April Fool's, but it's close enough.
Let's face it; the availability and cost of credit determine the value of every asset on the planet.
Over the past couple months everyone seems to have been preparing for a sharp market correction. Crazy part is that the SP500 dropped about 10% from the high and that is a typical bull market correction.
All in all it was a great week. Markets rebounded nicely and shrugged off higher oil prices and put in very good performances.
"Just because something is inevitable doesn't make it imminent"
Gold stocks aren't feeling the love these days. They have merely been drifting sideways since their latest interim high in early December.