By SIMON CONSTABLE
Anyone bullish on precious metals should consider silver instead of gold.
The white metal tends to see far more volatility, which is an advantage for traders in an up-trending market. Plus, silver prices are still playing catch-up with gold based on historical price analysis. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Three decades ago, the world watched aghast as the Chinese government crushed democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square Beijing.
Investors in China should brace themselves for a repeat performance. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Economist Paul Krugman just wrote a column excoriating the Trump administration for a supposed multibillion-dollar tax giveaway to foreign corporations.
Unfortunately, Krugman hasn't just gotten hold of the wrong end of the stick, but rather the wrong stick entirely. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
At the beginning of the year, many investors were terrified that corporate America's debt binge would end in tears resulting in crashing stocks. But it didn't happen that way, not even nearly. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
The car stocks have had a rotten time lately, but investors shouldn't blame the economy. Some of the industry's problems stem from car loans made to people with less than perfect credit. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Commodity investors should consider pigging out on lean hogs. A record-breaking drop in global pork production will mean a massive shortfall of meat, which could spark a rally in hog prices of at least 20% by year end.
“There isn’t enough pork in the word to solve this shortage,” Shawn Hackett, president of Boca Raton, Fla.–based Hackett Financial Advisors, told Barron’s. “Certainly, it can go back and retest these highs we saw earlier the year, and it may not stop there.” Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
There's an eerie but placid tone in current U.S.-Europe relations.
Investors should view it as the calm before the storm that could eventually wreak havoc across global financial markets.
"It seems most likely that tensions between the U.S. and Europe rise in the coming months," writes Marc Chandler, chief currency market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex. Read more here.
