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The Precious Metals Correction
by David Galland As I write, the markets are taking a drubbing – and by “markets,” I mean pretty much all of them. Given the lack of time and our only tangential interest in the broader equity markets, I’ll comment only on the precious…
QE2 Is Failing?
I know I have seen that QE2 is failing a number of times in the last 24 hours. In support of such statements I offer the following two graphs from the 5 Min. Forecast:
Since QE2 hasn't really started yet, it might be more…
Dollar Firms, Uncertainty Increases
Highlights The US dollar is trading with a firm tone against nearly all the majors as weakness across equity markets and commodities drive risk appetite and markets await the outcome from today’s EuroGroup meeting, where hopes for aid…
Europe Confirms Increased Sovereign Bond Purchases Last Week
The ECB confirmed market talk that it had stepped up if sovereign bond purchases last week as the debt strains reached crisis levels. The European central banks bought 1.074 bln euros vs 711 mln the prior week. This is the most…
Dollar Firmer on European Fiscal Woes
Highlights The US dollar is trading with a firm tone against nearly all the major currencies except the Australian dollar and the Canadian dollar as a rise in commodities and equities stoke risk appetite. The euro continues to…
Janet Tavakoli on the Foreclosure Crisis and Systemic Fraud Issues
I found this video by David Fry with Janet Tavakoli as guest very enlightening. Tavakoli takes the same view that I have regarding how fraud is toxic for any banking system and must be rooted out. However, her most compelling statement had…
Gold and Guns
Here's another classic video, this time on Gold! Who comes up with this stuff? Classic. Hat tip Scott.
Videos: Depositions of Alleged Robo-Signers From Nationwide Title Clearing
Over the past several years, Bryan Bly, Crystal Moore and Dhurata Doko have signed thousands of mortgage assignments as vice presidents of Citi Residential and other major lenders.
Yet when asked in a recent deposition what a…
Dollar Mixed on Irish Bailout Concerns
Highlights The US dollar is on a more solid footing yet continues to consolidate versus the euro as details emerge of a potential Irish bailout. The uncorroborated rumors of a bailout of Ireland emerged from the G20, narrowing the…
Jeremy Grantham has ‘already started to sell’
This is a must-see video that runs 30 minutes. Take the time to watch the whole thing. It is a real coup that CNBC got Grantham on their program. Overall, Grantham's view is the same as mine. The Fed should get out of trying to use…