Month: September 2011

Cliff Diving With Mr. Euro – What All The Fuss Is About

There is renewed fear today that there is going to be a default in Greece as a headline crossed on Bloomberg TV that Germany is near plans to shield banks if Greece defaults. Over the past few days, there has been a spike in the 1 and 2-year rate for...

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Video: Bill Gross on Operation Twist and Obama’s Job Plan

Bill Gross has been vocal about his dissatisfaction with the FED’s plan to twist maturities from the short to the long end of the yield curve. He provides some excellent insight into the potential ineffectiveness of the idea and discusses the President’s job proposal.

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) — Bill Gross, who...

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Poll: Does the Jobs Plan Have Any Chance of Passing Congress?

We know that the $447 jobs proposal is made up of about 50% extensions of tax reductions that are simply being maintained. Then there is the other “stimulus” items that will be made up of a variety of funds for infrastructure projects etc.

There is a requirement that this plan will...

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Silver (SLV): Short Entry Setup Explained

Yes, going at shorting Silver (SLV) again. We have stayed away as there has been an erratic behavior over the last month or so. But, this metal has been quite interesting as there have been several times that seemingly out of nowhere   it drops and then recovers...

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