Entries by DougD

January 29, 2009

Global Market Comments for January 29, 2009 Featured Trades: (GOLD), (AEM), (TBT), (HYG), (PHB), (NS) 1) December new home sales fell to a stunning 331,000, 100,000 less than the most dire forecasts.?? Average monthly home sales for 2008 were the worst since 1982. Homebuilders are getting absolutely killed by competition from foreclosures. Every real estate

January 29, 2009

Global Market Comments for January 29, 2009 Featured Trades: (GOLD), (AEM), (TBT), (HYG), (PHB), (NS)1) December new home sales fell to a stunning 331,000, 100,000 less than the most dire forecasts.?? Average monthly home sales for 2008 were the worst since 1982. Homebuilders are getting absolutely killed by competition from foreclosures. Every real estate indicator

January 28, 2009

Global Market Comments for January 28, 2009 Featured Trades: (TM), (GM), (GDX), ($GOLD), (ABX), (NEM) 1) The Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, at close to zero. Like they were really going to make them negative? All they can do now is to accelerate quantitative easing measures by buying boatloads of home mortgage, credit card, car

January 28, 2009

Global Market Comments for January 28, 2009 Featured Trades: (TM), (GM), (GDX), ($GOLD), (ABX), (NEM) 1) The Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, at close to zero. Like they were really going to make them negative? All they can do now is to accelerate quantitative easing measures by buying boatloads of home mortgage, credit card, car

January 27, 2009

Global Market Comments for January 27, 2009 Featured Trades: (CAT), (CCTYQ) 1) The performance of heavy equipment maker Caterpillar (CAT) is one of the best leading global economic indicators out there. Poor earnings have taken the stock behind the woodshed for a severe whipping, taking down from $85 to $32. So when CEO Jim Owens

January 27, 2009

Global Market Comments for January 27, 2009 Featured Trades: (CAT), (CCTYQ) 1) The performance of heavy equipment maker Caterpillar (CAT) is one of the best leading global economic indicators out there. Poor earnings have taken the stock behind the woodshed for a severe whipping, taking down from $85 to $32. So when CEO Jim Owens

January 26, 2009

Global Market Comments for January 26, 2009 Featured Trades: (GOOG), (AOL), (MSFT), (YHOO), (T), (VZ), (W), (DBA), (FNM) 1) It was the weekend of the big layoff, with 70,000 getting pink slips globally. Key infrastructure and emerging market player Caterpillar chopped 20,000, followed by Intel, Pfizer, Home Depot, Microsoft, and yes, even Apple. You can

January 26, 2009

Global Market Comments for January 26, 2009 Featured Trades: (GOOG), (AOL), (MSFT), (YHOO), (T), (VZ), (W), (DBA), (FNM) 1) It was the weekend of the big layoff, with 70,000 getting pink slips globally. Key infrastructure and emerging market player Caterpillar chopped 20,000, followed by Intel, Pfizer, Home Depot, Microsoft, and yes, even Apple. You can

January 23, 2009

Global Market Comments for January 23, 2009 Special Gold Issue Featured Trades: ($GOLD) 1) Last year, South Africa suffered its steepest decline in gold production since 1901, falling 14%, to a mere 232 tons. It now ranks only third in global production of the yellow metal, after China and the US. Severe electricity rationing, a

January 23, 2009

Global Market Comments for January 23, 2009 Special Gold Issue Featured Trades: ($GOLD)1) Last year, South Africa suffered its steepest decline in gold production since 1901, falling 14%, to a mere 232 tons. It now ranks only third in global production of the yellow metal, after China and the US. Severe electricity rationing, a shortage

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