All Posts Tagged With: "energy costs"
The Safest Way to Profit as the Boomers Retire
Every day, 8,000 Americans turn 60 years old… Some 40% of U.S. adults are over 60… America’s “old-timers” are the driving force behind big, safe returns for health care investors.
Why I’m ‘Still’ Bearish on Stocks
Yes, I’ll admit it: I’m bearish on the stock market. I’m still concerned about sending more funds out into the market for one fundamental reason: Rampant energy inflation.
Dollar Gains Against Euro
In the currency market, the dollar firmed against the euro. Late Tuesday, the euro was trading at $1.5696 vs. $1.5763 on Friday.
Why a Ban on Oil Futures and Speculation Will Devastate the Markets
The bull market in oil comes down to just two simple numbers: The world can’t produce more than 85 million barrels of oil per day. The world wants 87 million barrels of oil per day.
Nickel Finally has an Up Day - But Production will Increase as Ravensthorpe Comes on Line
The base metals were mostly in the black on Friday. Copper bottomed out at $3.72 in the pre-dawn hours, but rallied straight through from there to finish at its intraday high of $3.8099/lb., up 6 cents.
Sharpest Drop in US House Prices in 17 Years
A US government home-price index has posted the sharpest decline in its 17-year history – and analysts say things won’t get better until at least 2009.
Home prices fell 3.1% in the first quarter compared with last year, according to The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. This from AP:
Declines in the government index, which focuses on less expensive properties and includes fewer houses bought with risky home loans that have gone sour over the past year, show the depth of the housing market’s troubles.
An Ominous Map
Look at a nationwide map of foreclosures, and you just might be looking at a hollowed-out future of exurban America. I alluded to this phenomenon a couple of days ago in musing over Sen. Obama’s ill-considered remarks that implied giving the developing world effective veto power over American driving and dietary habits.
No Inflation If You Don’t Eat or Drive
Inflation, if you believe what the government tells you, ran at 3.9% in the 12 months ending this April, but was it more like 5% or even 10%?
According to CNN “part of the disconnect may be due to the fact that nondurable goods, such as food and gasoline, makes up only 12% of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the main measure of inflation.
Why the Stock Bulls Are Dead Wrong
It’s no surprise that the U.S. dollar is finally mustering a bear market rally (in truth, our currency experts have been predicting a dollar bounce for quite some time).
Dollar Sinks
In the currency market, the dollar gave up last week’s gains against the euro. Late Monday, the euro was trading at $1.5913 vs. $1.5804 on Friday.
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