Markets

Internet maven and San Diego North County real estate guru “Jim the Realtor” has another post  showing us that extend and pretend is alive and well in the wonderful world of housing. This guy received his first NOD in April, 2006,…

The last I had heard about a prospective Gulf currency union came yesterday morning in a note by Marc Chandler who is the Chief Strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman’s FX group.  He indicated that he was more optimistic about a Gulf…

Good times are here again in residential property. House flippers are back and have now moved to foreclosure auctions.  Below is a house that was bought in foreclosure at $945,000 in November and is now on the market for $1.4 to 1.5…

John Hussman’s latest weekly contribution contends that the market is now extremely overvalued, to the point where long-term returns will likely be low. As of last week, the S&P 500 nearly matched the richest valuations, on…

If you asked me this question last year, I would have said yes but not it’s not as bad as Ireland or the U.S. However, the Canadian economy and Canadian banks have weathered the storm brilliantly. So most people think the answer is now no.…

The headline at Bloomberg reads “Ireland, Greece May Leave Euro, Standard Bank Says.”  Before I even started reading this I was sceptical.  The Telegraph’s Ambrose Evans-Pritchard makes calls like this, but his Euro-sceptic views…

John Mauldin believes we have just seen a pretty amazing trading rally aka cyclical bull/bear market rally. Stocks are more than 60% above March lows.  But many stocks are at “nosebleed” valuation levels and that makes him suspect this…

In the clip below Mark Dice tells people that he will give them a one ounce Gold coin for free if they can guess how much it’s worth. To be fair he gives them 25% leeway in their guess. How do you think they did?  P.S. - the answer is…

Benchmark Currencies: 16 Dec 2008 Nearly one year later and the U.S. dollar is looking very weak – and not just against the Euro, but also against Sterling and Swissy, and especially against the Loonie and the Aussie Dollar.  Even…

Below is another great article from John Mauldin via his weekly newsletter. John Mauldin, Best-Selling author and recognized financial expert, is also editor of the free Thoughts From the Frontline that goes to over 1 million readers each…