You Got the Tungsten; Who's Got the Gold?

Keith Schneider | October 28, 2012

The world's second largest holder of gold bullion, the Bundesbank (the German Central bank) has asked for an accounting of its holdings by the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. Currently, The New York Federal Reserve is custodian for much …


You Got the Tungsten; Who's Got the Gold?

Keith Schneider |

The world's second largest holder of gold bullion, the Bundesbank (the German Central bank) has asked for an accounting of its holdings by the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. Currently, The New York Federal Reserve is custodian for much …


Just Like Pa

Keith Schneider | October 21, 2012

Did the US equities market have a Déjà vu moment this Friday much like Scarlett O'Hara did in "Gone With the Wind" when she foresaw her daughter getting thrown from her horse just like Pa? Does the current market resemble …


Mars or Bust

Keith Schneider | October 14, 2012

Unlike the stock market which dropped over 2% this week and thus far has failed to reach ignition since QE3 was announced, Dragon, the SpaceX rocket took off this this week and successfully docked with Space Station ahead of schedule.…


Were You Surprised By Friday's Data?

Geoff Bysshe | October 7, 2012

On Friday the Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 7.8%. This is just in time for the President to be able to say that unemployment is at the lowest rate since he took office in January …


Were You Surprised By Friday's Data?

Geoff Bysshe |

On Friday the Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 7.8%. This is just in time for the President to be able to say that unemployment is at the lowest rate since he took office in January …


No Joy in Taiyuan

Keith Schneider | September 30, 2012

Apple stock dropped almost 7% this week as major riots broke out in a manufacturing plant operated by Foxconn. It occurred in the city of Taiyuan in mainland China, and at its epicenter was the iPhone 5. The cause of …


Transports, Gridlocked

Keith Schneider | September 22, 2012

While the presidential election drones on and the polarization between donkeys and elephants intensifies, the rally on Wall Street paused this week. Notably absent from participating in the market’s move to new highs are transportation and semiconductors. The Transportation Sector …


Cargo Cult Capitalists

Keith Schneider | September 16, 2012

As expected, Equity Markets rallied around the world as it responded to the Fed's decision to aggressively pump money. Caught between a choice of a double dip recession or possible hyper-inflation, Bernanke chose inflation and turned up the monetary spigots …


Putin’s Soaring Gold Play

Keith Schneider | September 9, 2012

The Global Equities market soared this week, led by the U.S., to levels not seen in the NASDQ for over a decade with a five year high for the Dow. This can be attributed to the Bernanke/Draghi statements that basically …