Archive for August, 2009

3 More Bank Failures

Gold staged its recovery ending at $959.  Could be a sign of a breakout if it closes above $975 next week.
In the news today…..

3 More Banks failed – bringing the total to 84 banks so far this year – and there are many, many more to come.  The FDIC funds are nearing depletion and are [...]

Rising Home Prices

ATTENTION EconomyGuy readers.  I will be flying to Europe tomorrow, so the daily newsletters will be disrupted from time to time as I attempt to connect to the internet in that far away land.  I will try to get out as many as possible, and will catch up if something big breaks.
All markets went sideways, [...]

Government Options

Stocks moved sideways today, starting higher, but pulling back at the end of the session.
Bonds strengthened slightly (lower interest rates) as did the Dollar.
Gold feel $11 today.
Oil was up slightly, and is holding its recent highs – bad for you and the economy.
In the news today…..
Food for thought – How will the government pay for [...]

Cash For Clunkers Crunching

Stocks soared today on Bernanke’s statement.  Bonds got scared an raised interest rates.
The Dollar fell to a recent LOW.
Gold rose sharply, and oil and gasoline rose on the good economic news.
In the news today……
Ben Bernanke – said today that we are on the verge of coming out of our recession – and everyone listened – [...]

Swiss Government

Stocks were up again today based on the news of the leading indicators being so good (???).
Everything else went sideways.  Even stocks are in a sideways trend right now between 9150 and 9400.
In the news today…..
Unemployment Claims – jumped 15,000 over last week to 576,000.  This shows that companies are still laying off people, and [...]

Buried Under Debt

Stocks went up slightly again today, and the stock market appears to be in a sideways trading range.
Bond values went up (lower interest rates).
The Dollar lost a whole cent again, and this shows the relationship between stocks and the Dollar.
Gold also rose on the back of the stock market.
Oil and gasoline rose dramatically, as oil [...]

Retailer Earnings

All six measures of the markets that I report on went sideways today – with a slight upward movement to the Dollar.
In the news today…..

Jobless Claims – was 550,000 last week.  The news is casting this as a good number – because it came in less than some folks guessed it would come in at. [...]

Recession Definition

All the markets moved sideways today, except bonds which lost value (increased interest rates) as the economic situation continues to deteriorate.
In the news today…..

Private Employers – laid off 371,000 workers in July.  This was down from 463,000 in June.  If you listen carefully to the news media, you would think this was a great result. [...]

Should Ben Go?

Stocks continued their gaining ways today by ending up 34 points.  Bonds continued increasing in interest rates a little.
The Dollar, oil and gasoline all moved sideways today.
Gold was the standout by gaining $11, and ending at $970.  Just sit back and enjoy the gold run.  It’s hard to explain unless you say that [...]

Taxes, Clunkers and Benefits

Stocks soared on the news of manufacturing data. (It was down, but stocks went up).  Bond interest rates soared too.
The Dollar lost 2 cents – a massive move, and portends inflation.
Oil and gasoline rose significantly – you can now bet that gasoline will be rising at the pump.  Go fill up now.
Gold rose [...]