GBR Market Wrap: A Tough Few Months for Precious Metals
Gold is off 16 percent from its high, silver almost 40 percent down from the record high established in May of this year.
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GBR Market Wrap: Do Central Bank Interventions Work?
Last week, we looked at a perfect central bank intervention. Markets reacted immediately shedding about 400 points off the value of the Yen against the Dollar.
GBR Market Wrap: Eurozone Crisis Continues; U.S. Unemployment May be at Turning Point
Although the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, the trend is going in the right direction and the number of long-term unemployed fell.
GBR Market Wrap: All Eyes on Europe
Despite positive market signals and an extension of a Greek default, fundamentally nothing has changed and more is sure to unfold in this European saga.
GBR Market Wrap: Inflation Disorientation
Experts contend actual inflation is substantially higher than currently reported via the CPI, closer to the financial pinch consumers have been experiencing.
GBR Market Wrap: How to Position Your Trades
The markets have been in a tight trading range all summer. Are there any signs of a change in this side-ways trend?
GBR Market Wrap: U.S. Stocks End Gloomy Third Quarter on a Weak Note
It’s the end of the quarter and a rather tumultuous summer for investors. September was particularly unappealing at -7.18% for the month.
GBR Market Wrap: Fear Continues to Spread through the Financial Markets
It has been a wild ride this summer. As we try to put these markets swings into context, I can’t help but think that the “New Normal” has actually arrived.
GBR Market Wrap: S&P Issues Unprecedented Downgrade of U.S. Credit Rating
Every now and then, the markets leave you speechless. This was one of those weeks. There was hardly any place to hide except for Treasuries and Gold.
GBR Market Wrap: June 17, 2011
Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.
Market Wrap: May 27, 2011
Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.
Market Wrap: May 20, 2011
Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.
Market Wrap: April 29, 2011
Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.
Market Wrap: April 22, 2011
Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.
Market Wrap: April 8, 2011
Market Wrap offers a brief summary of interesting market events and major economic news for the week from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.