Friday 20 August 2010




Market Observation

Paul Nolte's picture
19 Aug 2010
Benchmarking. It is how everything is compared, from grades in school to your local money manager. But in an interesting twist, benchmarking can also put rose colored glasses on an otherwise poor situation. Let’s look at benchmarking in general and...


Market Focus Editorials

Commodities

Agri-Food Thoughts by Ned W Schmidt C...
16 Aug 2010
Chart above of the Agri-Food Price Index makes a very clear statement on the state of Agri-Food...

Economy

The Recovery Was An Illusion by Sy Harding 20 Aug 2010
So let’s not talk of double-dips. Let’s face the reality that the real economy’s first dip is still...

Energy

The Doomsday Threat of the Nuclear Renaissanceby Andrew McKillop 11 Aug 2010
Political deciders, corporate elites and mainstream media, almost everywhere, have swung to...

Global/Int'l

Standing Up When It's Too Late by JR Nyquist 20 Aug 2010
There is a letter by Marcus Tullius Cicero, dated 18 December 50 B.C. This letter was written to...

Markets

“Dark Pool” Stock Manipulation Continues byChristopher Quigley 20 Aug 2010
Traders and investors please be aware that the “Flash Crash” of May 6th. was not an isolated...

Metals

The Re-emergence of British Columbia Mining byLawrence Roulston 10 Aug 2010
Two mines are under development in British Columbia, with several more set to move forward. After...

Storm Watch

Surmounting the Coming Mega-Crises by Deepcaster19 Aug 2010
Crises beget Opportunities. Thus Deepcaster outlines the Main Financial Ongoing and Prospective...



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