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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Posts Tagged ‘ Global Economy ’

What 200 Years of Market Data Tells You About the Price of Gold

Aug 21st, 2009 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Top Story

Two years into our “Great Recession” (or “Greater Depression,” depending on who you talk to) gold is selling for $944 an ounce. But back in 1980 – against the backdrop of double-digit inflation in America and a prolonged economic stagnation – gold reached a peak of $850. That’s the equivalent to about $1,900 in today’s money.



Four Ways to Profit From Resurgent Commodities Prices

Aug 13th, 2009 | By Martin Hutchinson | Category: Financial News, Stock Market Investing

Commodities prices are surging. World white sugar prices reached record levels on Aug. 10, largely because of booming demand in India where the government has lifted a ban on imports.



How to Know When This Bear Market Is Over

Jul 31st, 2009 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Politics & Economics, Top Story

On Wednesday we warned readers of a coming blow-up of the Chinese economy, calling it a “tinderbox waiting to catch a fire.” The problem, of course, is that the US is not the only country hell bent on ‘stimulating’ its economy back to life. Communist China is at it too!



China Turns it Up Another Notch

Jul 28th, 2009 | By Ian Mathias | Category: Emerging Markets, Politics & Economics


The Resource Wars Are Heating Up

Jul 28th, 2009 | By Andrew Gordon | Category: Stock Market Investing

You can’t go back. So don’t assume that as the U.S. and the West recovers, they’ll attract foreign capital just like they did before the recession. It’s a far different landscape now. The easy-credit bubbles are gone. And they’ve left us with a hellacious debt burden.



With Inflation on the Horizon, Gold Prices are Ready to Rally

Jul 17th, 2009 | By Jason Simpkins | Category: Featured, Gold Market

With the global economy on the mend, could gold be gearing up for another record-setting run? It sure looks that way. 



Depression Then and Now

Jul 8th, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Politics & Economics

This is an eye-opener. Whenever I talk about the Great Depression and compare it with what is going on today, I get a lot of skepticism. I hear a lot of people say, definitively, “This isn’t as bad as the Great Depression.”



Investment News Briefs Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Jul 7th, 2009 | By Money Morning Staff | Category: Financial News

World Bank President to G8: Economy Still Dangerous; Service Sector Improves for Third Straight Month; Rio Sells Packaging Business to Bemis for $1.2 Billion; Crude Prices Drop Again; Report: Bank of America Writeoffs to Rise; Brazil’s Credit Rating Could Increase; DOJ Investigating Telecoms; Father of Web Browser Starts New Tech Venture Capital Firm



Money Tsunami Capsizes the Global Economy

Jul 6th, 2009 | By Richard Daughty | Category: Politics & Economics


Oil Prices Due for a Short-Term Setback, Although Long-Term Outlook Remains Bullish

Jul 6th, 2009 | By Jason Simpkins | Category: Featured, Oil Investment & Alternative Energy

While the long-term outlook for oil prices remains bullish, don’t be surprised to see a near-term correction. After tumbling to a low of $33.98 a barrel on Feb. 12, crude oil more than doubled in price, soaring to $69.82 on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nasdaq: CME) – before tumbling nearly 4% on Thursday on a worse-than-expected jobs report.