“Periodically, the Federal Reserve’s structure is debated in Congress, the public or the media. Recently, the question of whether it is appropriate for bankers to…
Sydney Morning HeraldBanks' rising bad loans add to Spanish troublesBusiness StandardSpanish banks' bad loans rose in March to their highest in 18 years, underscoring the problems facing the government as it drafts in independent auditors in an…
While anything is possible, it doesn’t seem reasonable that the current bull market is over. There has been a strong upward thrust, a substantial correction, and this week we made new bull market highs. A long-term rising trend line has been establishe…
This week, for the third time in eight months, Uranus will have a “close encounter” with Jupiter. Bulls better sell.
Jupiter is currently the brightest object in the evening sky, being high in the south at sunset, and setting in the west around 11 p….
Barrons looks at the housing mess….and blows chunks…
WHAT’S TO BE DONE about America’s housing rot? The problem has defied solution, be it in record-low mortgage rates, government tax schemes or slashed pricing, in part because it…
Seven or eight months ago the Fed was worrying publicly about how it was going to shrink its balance sheet because that’s what the pundits…