We are now coming down to the wire in the most expensive and hardest fought presidential election in history. Combined spending by the two candidates is approaching $2 billion. After making a final check of 150 polls in 50 states, I still see Obama coasting home for a win. Look at the spreadsheet of the [...]

I am literally running out the door now to get to AT&T Park for the second game of the World Series. However, the Apple (AAPL) Q3 earnings just came out, so I want to get you some quick numbers. Apple’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit climbed 24% and revenue topped Wall Street’s forecasts, though profit on a [...]

This trade has been a real disappointment. Despite seeing the greatest monetary stimulus package in history, gold is now lower than when QE3 was announced. You can do all the research in the world, but when market sentiment and election fears overwhelm you, it does no good. Having broken the 50-day moving average, it now [...]

It is clear from the recent economic data from Japan that its cold war with China over the Senkaku Islands is really starting to bite. Relations are so bad that Japanese guests at restaurants in the Middle Kingdom are being assaulted for no reason. Japan reported a trade deficit for the third successive month in [...]

Don’t count on me to deliver any brilliant or insightful market commentary early Friday morning. I am going to the second game of the World Series to watch the hometown San Francisco Giants best the Detroit Tigers, and might well be seriously hungover. The match was triggered by San Francisco’s amazing 9-0 over the St. [...]

My next global strategy webinar will be held on Wednesday, October 24 at 12:00 noon EST. I’ll be giving you my updated outlook on stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, precious metal, and real estate. The goal is to find the cheapest assets in the world to buy, the most expensive to sell short, and the appropriate [...]

I believe in your success rate and the high-quality reporting and advice you provide. I hope my profits will pile up and we can meet to celebrate! My trading has been the opposite of yours for the past gloomy fifteen years. This was mainly due to my gambling weakness that caused me to gun sling [...]

Diary Entry for Monday, October 15, 2012 Dear Diary, 4:30 PM Sunday- Thought I’d check my Bloomberg to see how the Asian markets were opening. Wow! Chinese September exports were up 9.9%. That certainly makes the weak August numbers appear to be an anomaly. Could this be the bottom for China? I doubt it. Looks [...]