Category: Financial Markets 2014
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Gold, the Fed and the Looming Stock Market Correction Q&A / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: My mailbox is still bulging with all your questions about everything I’ve been writing about recently. So I’m delving back in today to answer a few more.
Last week, I took on your “looming catastrophes” and “what-if” scenarios and told you what I would do – and what I hope our leaders in Washington and Wall Street will do. (Don’t hold your breath…)
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Monday, September 22, 2014
How the ECB’s Actions Could Boost U.S. Markets / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: DailyGainsLetter
Moe Zulfiqa writes: Not too long ago, the European Central Bank (ECB), to fight the economic slowdown in the eurozone, lowered its benchmark interest rates. The hope with this move was the same as it was in the U.S., England, Japan, or other countries that are facing economic scrutiny: lowering interest rates will eventually increase lending and eventually bring in economic growth. In addition to this, the ECB also announced that it will be taking part in an asset purchase program—something similar to what was implemented by the Federal Reserve.
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Saturday, September 20, 2014
The Alibaba IPO May Shine, But Gold is Glistening / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Chris_Vermeulen
Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom, Alibaba (BABA) is going to become the United States largest initial public offering (IPO), U.S. stock market indexes are up nearly 2% this week, Treasury yields are near lows, and gold and silver prices are getting bludgeoned in the paper market.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Investor Open House! - You've Never Seen this Before and May Never Again! / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: EWI
Dear reader,
After years of talking about it, it's finally here.
Our friends over at Elliott Wave International have just announced their first-ever Investor Open House!
For one exciting week -- from noon Eastern time Thursday, Sept. 25, to noon Wednesday, Oct. 1 -- they are throwing open the doors to ALL of their investor services. And it's 100% free!
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Saturday, September 13, 2014
The World Order Becomes Disorder / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Casey_Research
By Donald G. M. Coxe, Chairman, Coxe Advisors LLC.
Is the post-Cold War global boom over?
Since the fall of Bolshevism, the world has seen remarkably sustained growth in international cooperation, brought about by freer trade and new technologies. Financial assets have generally performed well, increasing prosperity across most of the world. There were just two major interruptions—the tech crash in 2000, and the financial crash in 2008.
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Friday, September 12, 2014
Better Days Ahead For U.S. Stock And Housing Market / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Puru_Saxena
BIG PICTURE – After bottoming out in 2012, America’s housing market has climbed to a 6-year high and it is probable that the 2006-record will be surpassed within the next 2-3 years.
You will recall that we first turned positive about America’s housing market two years ago and at that time, we forecasted a multi-year upswing. Fast forward to today and property prices have already risen over the past couple of years and we expect them to appreciate for at least another 2-3 years.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Scottish Independence Vote Investor Implications / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Axel_Merk
Is your portfolio's fate dependent on Scotland's? Why is it that when a place known for haggis, kilts and bagpipes indicates it might want to be independent, the markets pay attention?
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Tuesday, September 09, 2014
Gold, Stocks and US Dollar Long Cycles, Trend Changes / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: DeviantInvestor
Several markets seem over-extended and about to reverse their current trends.
S&P 500 Index: It bottomed in March 2009 about 670 and is currently about 2,000. The S&P, thanks to QE, ZIRP, Central Bank purchases, and who knows what other contrivances, has levitated to the magical 2,000 level. Will it go higher?
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Monday, September 08, 2014
What Everyone Needs to Understand About Our Markets, Debt, and Empire / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Submissions
Raymond Matison writes: Every day there are numerous well written financial reports authored by highly experienced and well recognized analysts employed by large and prominent brokers as well as numerous well regarded investment advisors. Over the years many have built respectable careers in following and recommending bond, equity and precious metal investments that have been profitable to their clients. It is a system based on merit; and analysts with profitable recommendations thrive, while money losers soon find themselves employed elsewhere. Working for such firms, requires writing reports on the state of the industry, individual companies, and making recommendations even at a time when investment opportunities are scarce, overvalued, or there is not much new to report.
Saturday, September 06, 2014
Sell Financial Stocks - and Bonds / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Fred_Sheehan
(RESERVE YOUR SEATS: On August 26, 2014, for what seems the fiftieth time, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims rejected the U.S. government's attempt to extinguish Starr International Co. v. United States. Judge Thomas Wheeler said the case brought by Hank Greenberg's AIG (specifically, Starr International Co., which owned 12.5% of the shares on September 15, 2008) will go to trial on September 29, 2014. Wheeler stated: "The complexity of the submissions and the factual disagreements strongly point to the need for a trial." According to Reuters, "a U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman declined to comment." On the other hand, David Boies, the Attorney of Record from Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, representing Starr International, did comment: "The decision speaks for itself." Former AIG Chairman Hank Greenberg has sued the U.S. government for $25 billion as compensation for the shares owned by Starr International. According to Reuters, "The trial is expected to last six weeks.")
Friday, September 05, 2014
QE3’s Ominous End Looms for Global Financial and Stock Markets / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Zeal_LLC
The Federal Reserve’s third quantitative-easing campaign is on track to wind down in late October. At that point the Fed will likely stop printing new money to buy bonds, a sea-change shift with ominous implications for the stock markets. Their entire surreal levitation during QE3 mirrored the huge growth in the Fed’s balance sheet from QE3’s bond monetizations. When they cease, another major selloff is likely.
QE3’s impact on the global financial markets has been vast beyond belief. The Fed launched QE3 in September 2012, just before the important United States elections. This goosed the US stock markets in that critical final couple months ahead of the elections, right when they were on the verge of selling off dramatically. Odds are very high that the Fed’s brazen market manipulation gave the election to Obama.
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Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Stock and Commodity Market Ratio Messages / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Gary_Tanashian
Using monthly charts I want to update more big picture views of where we stand in the financial markets. This is just a brief summary [edit; okay it's not so brief. In fact it had to be ended abruptly or else it would have just kept on rambling] and not meant as in depth analysis with finite conclusions.
Monday, September 01, 2014
When Complexity Becomes Chaos / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
Modern achievements, especially in medicine and technology (fueled by cheap energy), have made the human experience longer and easier.Yet, at the base of it all lays the irrational man, still flinging immorality from the cages of his ongoing existential dilemma.
Despite the existence of natural governors, humans are still prone to abuse of power for the sake of power alone.
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Sunday, August 31, 2014
Dow, Gold and Silver - A Last Stand, A Fake Out And A Surge / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Austin_Galt
The Dow hit a marginal new all time high during the last week. So let’s see where things stand there first.
DOW DAILY CHART
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Central Banks at the Root of Evil / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Dr_Martenson
The current bubbles in financial assets -- in equities and bonds of all grades and quality -- raging in every major market across the globe are no accident.
They are a deliberate creation. The intentional results of policy.
Therefore, when they burst, we shouldn't regard the resulting damage as some freak act of nature or other such outcome outside of our control. To reiterate, the carnage will be the very predictable result of some terribly shortsighted decision-making and defective logic.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Even Mainstream Academia Worried about Massive Bubbles in Markets / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: EconMatters
Academia Finally Sounding Alarm
As stocks set new records each month even other academic economists are starting to realize that not only is the Federal Reserve behind the curve, but that they are part of the rising risk concerns that are building in the financial system, and their failure to take responsibility for valuations that are 10% over-valued even on the most optimistic valuations, is alarming given the past bubbles and the damage that has occurred through excessively low interest rates providing far too much liquidity in the system.
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Monday, August 25, 2014
Dollar Dumping: When Actions Speak Loudest / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
The hypocrisy is endless. Counter-intuition is the norm. Observing financial markets requires a mirror image interpretation in an economic fun house.Take Warren Buffet, for example. The darling of modern finance in a ten thousand dollar crumpled suit, he exemplifies every traders dream of beating the markets - buying low, selling high, and at the same time all that is frugal.
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Monday, August 25, 2014
A Plethora of Currency, Stocks and Precious Metals Chartology / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: Rambus_Chartology
In this report there are so many charts I want to show you it’s hard to know where to start. It seems like we have entered a critical inflection point in both the stock markets and the precious metals complex. These inflection points can last for awhile before they show their hand but it’s important to know one exists so we can take advantage of the situation. I’m fully aware that the stock markets are entering the most dangerous time of the year as they move into September. As I mentioned to you before, The Only Rule in the Stock Markets are There are no Rules, so anything can happen at anytime. It just goes with the game we choose to play. With that said lets start by looking at several long term charts for the SPX.
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Global Panic - U.S. Federal Government Stockpiling Ammo – Here’s What We’re Going to Do / Politics / Financial Markets 2014
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: This is a warning. I’m not kidding.
I heard something yesterday that blew me away.
I can’t further corroborate it, but I trust the source.
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
Mafia Boss Claims Stocks A Bubble, Buy Physical Gold and Silver / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014
By: GoldCore
Michael Franzese, the former powerful mafia boss turned motivational speaker and author, warned on CNBC that stocks are a bubble, Wall Street is crooked and advised people to own physical gold and silver bars.
Asked for his “top investment tips,” Franzese told CNBC:
“I did a lot of things at times with people on Wall Street and I don’t trust them … that is the bottom line … a lot of [Wall Street] guys are shady and they did shady things with me and I don’t trust them. And I don’t like other people that I don’t know really well taking care of my money. I think that I can do it better.”
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