Gold Will Emerge as the Only Safe Haven

May 05, 2010

In the wake of continuing global financial turmoil, we hear quite a bit about “safe havens.” Ask someone today and they’d tell you that the US Treasuries are a safe haven and probably Gold also. On a day-to-day basis,...

Weekend Charts

May 01, 2010

From my blog at http://biiwii.blogspot.com......

Russia and China Are Selling Treasuries and Buying Gold…

Apr 21, 2010

Fred Hickey of the High Tech Strategist newsletter fame gave a brutally honest interview with The Wall Street Cheat Sheet about the financial/economic condition of the United States and how China and Russia, two of the largest financiers of...

US Treasuries not buying the bull

Apr 13, 2010

Don’t look now but Treasury bonds still have life in them, which means the inflation commanders have not yet won the battle. I think they’ll win the war, but if these bonds continue to get the bid, there will...

Newmont & 10-Year Yield

Apr 08, 2010

Here's an interesting one from a while back....

Second Half Launch

Apr 08, 2010

Isn’t the world an interesting place at present! When the historians look back and decide what to write on the history for this time period they might as well use the heading “it seemed like a good idea...

How to Protect Yourself – And Even Profit – if Foreign Creditors “Strike” U.S. Treasuries

Apr 07, 2010

The odds are good that China won't dump its holdings of U.S. Treasuries anytime soon. But by substantially reducing its purchases of U.S. debt - or halting them completely in the form of a buyers' strike - the Red...

TWO SIGNPOSTS & STEALTH RUN

Apr 06, 2010

While the multitudes debate over whether an economic recovery is coming to the United States, signals sound loudly in harsh tones. While they point to the recent rise in the USDollar, signals sound loudly in harsh tones....

US Government Issues $333 Billion Net In Marketable Debt In March, Second Biggest Ever

Apr 02, 2010

In March, the US government issued a massive amount of debt: $332.8 billion – the biggest amount ever since the all time record of $545 billion raised (most of it purchased by the Fed) during the apex of the...

Bond Market Verdict: Treasuries Riskier Than Toilet Paper!

Mar 27, 2010

by Mike Larson 03-26-10 I have a lot of respect for Warren Buffett. As Nilus has noted before, he’s one of the world’s best long-term investors. He has a knack for buying low and selling high. And his Berkshire...