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May 06, 2010

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Market Observation A Wall of Worry May 5, 2010 by Kelley Wright The lexicon of Wall Street is full of phrases  and colloquialisms that describe the conventional  wisdom on any given number of subjects.  By example, consider the oft-used “wall of worry. ” In the simplest of definitions, when  stock prices are rising regardless of market uncertainties,  the stock market  is said to be climbing a wall of worry. These worries may  include political or economic risks. Full article FSO Staff Recommends: » Jobless Claims Down for Third Week » U.S. Stocks Retreat as European Debt Concern Offsets Bernanke » Euro Tumbles, Stocks Retreat on Debt Concern » Emerging Debt Losing Money for First Time Since 2008 » Rio Backs Off Australian Projects Because of Mining Tax » Asia Should Consider Capital Controls, Says UN » China’s Stocks Plunge to Eight-Month » Vale foresees ‘very promising scenario` for metals » Randgold profits jump 83% in Q1 » Gold Prices Run for $1,200 » Gold breaks through $1183 resistance, rising higher » Health care law's hidden tax change to launch 1099 avalanche » Conversations with History - Niall Ferguson » Lovin Spoonful by Bill Gross » Watch Greece but don't forget America Financial Sense Newshour WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2010 FSN In Depth: Robert Bryce, Author of Power Hungry   RealPlayer WinAmp Windows Media MP3  Robert Bryce Author; Managing Editor Energy Tribune Power Hungry:  The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future Financial Sense Online Editorials 05/05 Investing 101 - Bull Market or Bubble? How to Know the Difference  by Paul Mladjenovic 05/05 The Subprime Rhyme with U.S. Debt Debacle  by Michael Pento 05/05 Gold Heats Up as Athens Burns  by John Browne 05/05 Gold Will Emerge as the Only Safe Haven  by Trendsman 05/05 The Dollar Index and Prechter's Theory of Socionomics  by Ghassan Abdallah, Ph.D. 05/05 Three Mile Island for U.S. Oil by David Galland 05/05 Interesting times, and stepping up the game  by Christopher Laird 05/05 The ulterior Motive behind the Greek bailout  by Sol Palha 05/04 Why “Peak Oil” Will Never Lead To $500/bbl  Crude Oil by Erik Townsend 05/04 Disclosure in the Precious Metals Puzzle Palace  by Catherine Austin Fitts and Carolyn Betts 05/04 America at the Crossroads and the War on Gold  by Darryl Schoon 05/04 Urgent: Don’t make this dangerous resource mistake  by Keith Schaefer 05/04 Stocks Called Sharply Lower as Traders Take Risk  off Table by Brewer Futures 05/03 Is China’s Recovery a Fraud? by James Quinn 05/03 Russian Gold Purchases up 15.55 tonnes in a month –  The Implications! by Julian Phillips 05/03 All Eyes on Greece by Paul Nolte 05/03 Is it 1998 all over again? by Clif Droke 05/03 Danielcode Major Market Update by John Needham 05/03 T-Waves Thoughts for the week of 05-03-2010  by Stephen Tetreault 05/03 The plain and complex truth by Danielle Park 05/03 The Unfolding Danger: Greece Today… America Tomorrow?  by Paul Mladjenovic 05/03 Roast the PIIGS, and End the Euro Crisis by Sol Palha 05/03 Shades Of A Stock Market Mania by Captain Hook 05/03 The Madness of Fibonacci Levels by Warren Bevan 05/03 Gold & SP500 Day Trading Gone Wild & What’s Next?  by Chris Vermeulen 05/03 Congress Freezes Its Own Pay by Ron Paul 05/03 On the Verge of an Inflationary Surge by Toby Connor 05/03 Money Aggregates by Adam Brochert 04/30 The Euro Is Screwed by Kevin Brekke and David Galland 04/30 6-Month Seasonality Going Negative by Carl Swenlin 04/30 Grand Strategy by J. R. Nyquist 04/30 The European Debt Crisis Keeps Expanding  by Monty Guild & Tony Danaher 04/30 What will happen to currencies if the Euro collapses?  by Julian Phillips 04/30 Green Energy and Cheap Oil Don't Mix by Andrew McKillop 04/30 Today’s Most Important Price Points in Gold by Bill Downey 04/30 A Simple, but Painful Lesson by Doug Wakefield 04/30 Gold Still Glitters! by Sy Harding  04/30 Consumer Spending “Lifts” the Economy by Tony Cherniawski 04/30 Extend & Pretend: Uncle Sam, You Sly Devil! by Gordon T Long 04/30 Diary of a Day Trader 3: Which is riskier Day Trading or Investing?  by Brian Paragamian 04/30 Trap For Equities Bulls! Opportunity for Others by Deepcaster 04/30 On The Gold Field: Stay With The Ball! by Stewart Thomson 04/30 Euro Crisis a Death by A Thousand Day Trades by Christopher Quigley 04/30 More Bearish Food for Thought by Adam Brochert     Contributors: FSO, FSU |  Archive for FSU Editorials  | Contributor Info Featured Article The Great Reflation:  Investing During an Age of Uncertainty May 3, 2010 by Jim Puplava I know what you're thinking. The nearly 80 percent rise in the S&P 500 since the March lows of 2009 doesn't make sense. The unemployment rate is close to 10 percent, home foreclosures are at new record highs, businesses are closing shop or laying off workers, the government is running trillion-dollar deficits and backing trillion-dollar bailouts—how can stocks be going up under these conditions?  PFS Group Client Only Meeting 7 November 2009 Excerpt 4 Segment 4: Inflation and the Fall of the Roman Empire: Lessons for Today In this segment we'll talk about a culture and a time in history that I think is very similar to our own. We think there are some warning signs in this example we can learn from. Previous Segments: 1, 2, 3 | Archive Key Articles  Energy:  Three Mile Island for U.S. Oil by Kevin Brekke & David Galland, Casey Research  Economy:  Investing 101 by Paul Mladjenovic  Precious Metals:  Disclosure in the Precious Metals Puzzle Palace  by Catherine Austin Fitts & Carolyn Betts  International:  Interesting times, and stepping up the game by Christopher Laird  Stormwatch:  The Great Reflation, Part 1 by Jim Puplava