Archive for the 'Inflation' Category

Multiplying Money

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (9/27/11): DJ30 – 11,191   up 147 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.02%    up 0.11% USDEUR  -  1.3601 Gold – $1655  up $52 Oil – $83.53    up  $3.29 Positive day in stocks with big jumps of up to 6% in Europe.  Interest rates are rising, and [...]

On The Brink

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (7/20/11): DJ30 – 12,572   down 15 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.93%    up 0.04% USDEUR  -  1.4228 Gold – $1599     up $10 Oil – $98.09    up $0.69 Oil continues its rise, and the Dollar is definitely falling right now – kind of crazy.  The Yen [...]

The Inflation Setup

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,004   up 43 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.94%    up 0.04% USDEUR  -  1.4307 Gold – $1540     up $11 Oil – $92.91    down $2.04 Stocks continue to move sideways in the trading gap defined by the S&P 500 between 1250 and 1350 – [...]

Screwed By Inflation

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,691   up 95 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.37%    up 0.05% USDEUR  -  1.4788 Gold – $1530     up $22 – A NEW ALL TIME HIGH Oil – $113.32    up $1.11 Bernanke Speaks….. Today FED Chairman, Ben Bernanke, spoke in a Press Conference at [...]

Is Morality Dead?

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,320   down 31 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.48%    up 0.04% USDEUR  -  1.4181  - a weaker Dollar Gold – $1438     up $14 Oil – $106.58    up $2.31 – a recent HIGH – very dangerous for our economy!!!!!! Gasoline $3.11   up $0.05 – [...]

Diluted Dollars

Stocks bounced around today as worry exists over a trade war between the US and China (that’s better than a shooting war.) Bonds bounced on the same data with increased interest rates. Gold fell a little today.  Oil and gasoline went sideways. The Dollar is falling, and falling fast right now.  Why???  It’s simple.  The [...]

Trillion Dollar Deficit

Stocks jumped today based on earnings in the financial industry.  Bonds continue to hold their lower interest rates. The Dollar and gold moved sideways. Oil and gasoline continue to slowly make new lows – great news for gasoline prices (they’re coming down folks). In the news today….. Budget Deficit – is now officially over $1 [...]

Betting On Inflation

Stocks soared today on Lowe’s good performance, and housing sentiment.  (Neither is a good reason to soar, but they are the reasons that the stock market follows.) Bonds fell (increased interest rates) today significantly. Gold and the Dollar went sideways today. Oil and gasoline drove higher, and are threatening higher energy prices across the board [...]

Stocks Explode, Will Inflation Follow?

Stocks exploded today on the announcement that Treasury has a plan to eliminate the “toxic securities” held by the big banks.  Stocks went up 497 points.  Bonds were steady, as was the Dollar Oil and gasoline gained on this latest news as speculators are gambling that this major Treasury step will lead to a recovery [...]

A Possible Future

Stock rocketed forward as the economic news couldn’t have been worse.  Kind of confused?  That’s the way markets react – irrationally.  The very bad news was the Unemployment Rate going way up beyond where anyone had predicted.  And, it’s only been one month in 2009. Bonds, the Dollar and Gold went sideways. Oil and gasoline [...]