Confessions of Repentant Hawk
One hardly hears much about Iraq’s impact on the US Economy and Equity markets. Since tonight’s Presidential debate will focus on...
The Bush vs. Kerry Ratio
Martin Pring is a reknowned market technician. His site includes an interesting chart, derived from data via Rasmussen, a reliable...
WSJ & Barrons pick up Oil comments
Some of our earlier comments on Oil got picked up by 2 separate Dow Jones properties: Barron’s and the Wall Street Journal. T....
Global Crude Oil Demand & Gasoline
I’ve been talking about the extent of global demand for Crude outside of the US; This chart demonstrates that perfectly: Global Oil...
New Column up at Real Money (9/28/04)
The latest Street.com column is up: “Bounce Beckons but Long-Term Challenges Remain” In a postbubble, poststimulus economy,...
Oil = $50 a Barrel
Oil broke a psychological barrier last night: $50. As I have been lamenting for quite some time, this is not due to a “terror...
Bull or Bear Market? (hint: Neither)
Two weeks ago, we noted that the SPX and Dow had reached the top of their trading ranges. We suggested at the very least a retracement of...
Chart of the Week: Yield Curve
Looking at the past two decades, whenever the Fed has started tightening AND the yield curve has flattened, it has presaged a downturn in...
Classical and Opera DVDs: Cheaper than CDs
We haven’t addressed anything new in the music area recently (I have a long queu of comments getting ready) but this discussion of...
Beware Economists seeking guidance from stock markets
Beware the Economist who is seeking guidance from the stock market as to the state of the economy. These creatures make lousy economists...