While interest rate forecasts lately seem to change with the wind, there is some consensus coming from economists on this year’s economic outlook. The housing slump seems destined to be the main
Long term commodity bulls may have another reason to cheer. But this time many analysts point specifically to grains to lead the way in 2007. Some are predicting that in the next two to three years,
Name the grain; corn, soybeans, and even wheat, and analysts and traders can rarely provide an outlook without discussing energy demand. Traders joke that if they had a dollar for every time they
In this midterm presidential election year, one thing rings loud and clear for the stock market: The Federal Reserve is in the driver’s seat. In early May the stock market was humming along, but by
If momentum serves as a predictor for what 2006 has in store for the economy, the forecast is rather rosy. “Broadly stated, 2005 was a good one,” says Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist for LaSalle
In a year that has forced the U.S. Senate to introduce a bill to offer federal payments to U.S. farmers hit by the drought, high gasoline prices and hurricane damage, you wouldn’t think we would be
Probably not much to your surprise, the energy sector seems to receive the most fanfare when it comes to hot markets for 2006. Forecasts for crude to reach $67 per barrel by March are easy to find
Traders and analysts’ forecasts run the gamut for the remainder of 2006, but they agree on a few common themes: Active traders will fair better than the individual investor, technicals appear more
Interest rates and economic data have been two main drivers for the dollar in recent years and the same appears to be holding true for 2006. Fourteen consecutive interest rate increases since June
Take a growing world economy, supply-side problems and under priced commodities, put them together and you end up with metals, precious and base, hitting their highest prices in years. Silver, which
