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By Weiyi Lim |
March 24, 2013
China’s stock-index futures rose, signaling gains for equities that are at two-week highs.
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By Justin Pugsley |
March 13, 2013
U.S. and Japanese central bank quantitative easing programs are placing China between a rock and a hard place in which a revaluation of the Chinese yuan vs. the U.S. dollar may turn out to be the least bad solution.
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By John Brynjolfsson |
March 5, 2013
A Chinese proverb, which could certainly be applied to the examination of monetary policy, advises: “if you want to know what the water is like, don’t ask the fish.” I take this advice to heart, as it fit my approach to life—step back and look at the big picture from...
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By James Ramelli |
January 31, 2013
There is still a catalyst looming over our heads that could send investors rushing back into gold, and it’s a big one, $16.4 trillion big. The debt ceiling. Here's how to use options to express a bullish opinion while limiting risk.
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By Jon Nadler |
September 17, 2012
Now that the Fed news has been “baked” into the market equation, participants are once again focusing on the slowdown in China and the structural issues plaguing the financial side of the EU.
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By Jon Nadler |
September 10, 2012
Gold is pricing in a Fed QE of as much as $500 billion. Anything less than that figure is seen as having the potential to push gold prices lower late in the week.
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By Jon Nadler |
July 23, 2012
The new trading week was off to a rocky start in precious metals as, despite only a relatively small, 0.20% advance in US dollar (to just above 83.80 on the index) the complex headed for lower price ground overnight.
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By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen and Mathew Carr, Bloomberg |
June 8, 2012
Commodities fell a second day, heading for the longest weekly losing streak in 11 years, on concern slowdowns in China and the U.S., the world’s two biggest economies, will cut demand.
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By Austin Kiddle |
June 8, 2012
Gold prices have jumped in anticipation of more easing from the U.S., Europe and China. Real GDP growth in the U.S. has dropped from a recent peak of 3% in Q4 2011 to 1.9% in Q1 2012.
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By Phil Flynn |
June 8, 2012
Ben Bernanke sent a strong and an unpopular message to the QE vigilantes and to the economic cliff dwellers or as you might know them: Congress.
