Author: mysterytrader@traderplanet.com

Well, it’s now official. If a stock market “correction” is defined as a 10% decline from a recent high, then the Dow Jones Industrial Average made it Monday with its close at 12,743, down from its high close of...

Anybody who trades forex has probably been amazed by the rise and fall of the Canadian dollar. Of course, no one can be absolutely certain the value of the U.S. dollar has bottomed or that the C-dollar has put in a historic top,...

China’s strong economic growth has made it a hot prospect for investors of all types, and after a trip to China in October, we are among those who have seen the growth potential firsthand and are now watching major Chinese...

If consumers account for two-thirds of the U.S. gross domestic product, as generally reported, the prospects for continued economic weakness look very real – and maybe even that other R word, recessionary – when you...

One of the bellwethers of the stock market for some time has been Merrill Lynch. Looking at the latest quotes, the outlook for stock market bulls ain’t pretty. And it’s not so good either for bears using short option...

After a three-week tour of China, there probably isn’t much that I can say that hasn’t already been said about the world’s third largest country by area and largest by population with 1.3 billion people....

Now that markets have had a little time to absorb the effects of the Fed’s surprise 50 basis point cut in the Fed funds and discount rates, much continues to be made of how the U.S. dollar apparently is being sacrificed in...

Now that the dust has settled a bit from the Fed’s 50 basis point increases in the Fed funds and discount rates last Tuesday, how did things shake out during the week in the aftermath of the Fed’s surprisingly...

Well, the deed is done, and the markets are moving. Instead of muddling in the middle with a 25 basis point decrease in the Fed funds rate, the Fed apparently decided to go all out Tuesday with a 50 basis point cut to 4.75% in...

Much is being made about what the Fed will announce Tuesday about short-term interest rates. Some would contend this may be the Fed’s most critical decision in years, at least during Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s...