The Obama Rebound?

25 November 2008

The old adage says, The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
It’s hard to be upbeat these days, when every statistic is worse than the last.  But the other day, as I was considering predictions for the coming year, a thought occurred to me: we are experiencing the waning days of the administration I have [...]

The Carry Trade, Unveiled At Last

26 October 2008

Tim Coldwell, in his comment on the item below, points to a video made Friday by FT correspondent John Authers, pointing to the tight correlation between the Yen / Dollar ratio and the S and P 500.  In the U.S. on Friday afternoon, the same chart was being shown by Dennis Gartman on CNBC.
SNS members will [...]

KPLU NPR Interview: The Oil Bubble

25 September 2008

From KPLU Radio and NPR: “When it comes to the troubles plaguing our economy, a lot of attention is being paid to bank failures and bailouts. But don’t forget about oil prices.
In this month’s conversation, Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson tells KPLU’s Dave Meyer about hot money and the oil bubble.”
Listen now: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1373074