Currencies and Gold

Spot gold price chart

Gold Nears All Time High

Up 14% YTD, gold is once again on the verge of hitting another all-time high.

This Economy is Booming

The economic recovery in Brazil continues to gain momentum. Brazilian GDP grew at 11.4% in the first quarter of 2010. Inflation remains tame by...
SPDR GLD ETF

Back to Even and Then Some

Are you tired of the media’s nonstop market analysis yet? It’s distracting at best and harmful to your health at worst. With the Dow...

Global House Price Imbalance

According to The Economist, there are still six global real estate markets that are more than 30% overvalued. Australia shows the largest overvaluation at 61.1%, followed...
Correlation of Shanghai A Shares to ASX 200

Avoid Australian Equities?

The correlation between Australian stocks and Chinese stocks is near a record high. If you are bearish on China, you probably want to avoid...
Chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average performance versus that of Gold.

Dow Industrials vs. Gold

In the last 115 years there have been three secular bull markets in gold versus the Dow. The current secular bull market in gold...
Gold Spot Price

A New All-Time High

A $1 trillion dollar bailout of overly indebted euro-area governments has helped push gold to a new all-time high. The bailout in Europe greatly...

A Wake-up Call for Investors

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 5% this week. Up until this past week, U.S. stocks marched higher despite the increasing risks...

If Greece Fails, is Portugal Next?

Greek government bond yields have surged to over 16% in recent days. If Germany doesn’t step into to save the Greeks, a default is...

Euro Breaks Through Key Support

Euro breaks through key support level. Next support level will be reached somewhere between $1.25 and $1.30. A weaker euro lessens the probability of...