Macro Sleight of Hand is Working, for Now

Right in plain site, the Federal Reserve is doing this to the US money supply. It is a hockey stick with the blade pointing up, but will one day turn into a big, bloated chicken and come home to roost. The Fed’s global counterparts continue apace with inflation as well.

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Meanwhile, economic data like M2′s velocity would give out of control monetarists free license to provide more of what they say is good for us, because newly printed money is not getting out into the economy to a sufficient degree. ‘If we can just inflate a little more’ think our myopic bureaucrats, ‘maybe that will finally do it. Continue reading "Macro Sleight of Hand is Working, for Now"

Italy a Major Red Flag for Stocks: Hewison

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- On today's "Street Fighters," Citigroup's Tobias Levkovich and INO.com's J. Adam Hewison discuss the outlook for U.S. stocks. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)

Let us know what you think about the market. We welcome your thoughts and your comments.

Adam

Today's Video Newsletter: Yesterday's concerns become today's reality

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Tuesday, the 26th of February.

In addition to the markets we normally report on, we will also be looking at the following markets using our Trade Triangle technology.

STOCKS ON THE MOVE TODAY:
Discover Financial (DFS)
Newfield Exploration (NFX) Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: Yesterday's concerns become today's reality"

Stocks Wavering As Traders Digest Bernanke's Testimony

With Congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke overshadowing a batch of upbeat economic data, stocks have wavered over the course of the trading day on Tuesday after initially moving to the upside.

The major averages are currently turning in a mixed performance, with the Nasdaq posting a modest loss. While the Nasdaq is down 6.26 points or 0.2 percent at 3,109.99, the Dow is up 66.62 points or 0.5 percent at 13,850.79 and the S&P 500 is up 1.35 points or 0.1 percent at 1,489.20.

The choppy trading on Wall Street comes as traders digest Bernanke's semi-annual testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. Continue reading "Stocks Wavering As Traders Digest Bernanke's Testimony"

Friday Poll: Has Gold lost its luster?

gold barsGold futures fell to a six-month low after Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke says the U.S. economy is recovering, easing pressure for more stimulus measures by the U.S. Government.

Another blow to Gold was the announcement that Billionaire investors George Soros and Louis Moore Bacon cut their stakes in exchange-traded products backed by gold last quarter as futures dropped the most in more than eight years.

With these big investors bailing out on Gold we wanted to know.....

What will you do with your Gold positions today?

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Every Success,
Jeremy