By Commodity Trade Mantra Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s expected announcement of a QE3may have been Factored-In by the Equity & Commodity Markets a bit too soon, even before Bernanke has uttered a word....
Read MoreBy Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge We pointed out previously the cognitive dissonance between the ‘belief’ that advanced economies are gradually (and rightly) deleveraging – as central banks maintain the status quo...
Read MoreBy James Picerno of The Capital Speculator It’s become fashionable in this election cycle in some circles to promote the idea of a strong dollar as a key part of the solution to the economic ills that plague the U.S. But...
Read MoreThe Czarnikow Sugar Review via Commodities Now The global ethanol market has grown 400% in the last decade, driven by the United States and Brazil. Rapid adoption of Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) capable of using any mix of gasoline...
Read MoreBy Felix Imonti of Oilprice.com Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against Iran to protect its interests. Their involvement in Syria is the first battle in what is going to be a long bloody conflict that will know no...
Read MoreBy Michael Snyder Is the stock market going to crash by the end of this year? Are we on the verge of major financial chaos on a global scale? Well, this is the time of the year when investors start getting nervous. We all...
Read MoreBy James Picerno of The Capital Speculator There’s a strong case for expecting that Sharpe ratios will be lower, perhaps a lot lower, for the stock and bond markets for the foreseeable future. What’s the source of...
Read MoreBy Mindful Money via QFinance The EU was supposedly set up to create a closer political union between the countries in Europe after the Second World War, in an attempt to avoid a similar scenario happening again in the future....
Read MoreBy Roger S. Conrad via Investing Daily Long the undisputed king of American energy, regulators have forced coal to the ropes in recent years. Efforts to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from burning the black mineral have even...
Read MoreBy Louis Basenese of Wall Street Daily The great Yankees philosopher, Yogi Berra, once said, “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.” So true. And we’d be well...
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