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Euroland's revolt has begun. Greece has become the first country on the
distressed fringes of Europe's monetary union to defy Brussels and reject
the Dark Age leech-cure of wage deflation.

Banks have had a rough time lately and the market performance of their stocks reflect that. Now that Secretary Paulson and some others are calling a bottom for the financial crisis, it is timely to look at the Keefe Bruyette & Woods Large Bank Index ...

Some talk of the end of the credit crunch. Some say that the gold bull market has suffered severe damage, which will affect its long-term prospects. If we were to accept these statements then it would appear that the gold 'bull' market is over. But ...

Although it could change Monday, there are no indications that the current decline has played out and seasonally next week has been modestly negative. I expect the major indices to be lower on Friday May 16 than they were on Friday May 9.

Which index will be right ... the Dow Jones Industrials or the Institutional index with their "core holdings"?

In the early days of the American republic, fortune seekers were urged to "Go west young man!" Unfortunately, with the American economy now clearly showing its fragility, the rallying cry for today could be, "Go abroad!"

We believe it is important to look at return and volatility risk in both absolute and relative terms. For relative performance, we think the 10-year US Treasury bond is a good base to use, because is it relevant to all asset classes.

...This is of course the primary reason precious metals shares have been held back, with the juniors decimated over the past few years despite rising commodity prices, albeit at a relatively slow pace. Correspondingly however, this is also ...

And regardless of how many 'nightmares' anybody's lawyer says his client has had as a result of an alleged 'hostile work environment', the real nightmare is knowing that inflation in prices generally follows inflation in the money supply.

Here we are in May, and everyone asks the question, is it time to sell and walk way? Well that depends what you are holding. This article focuses on timing in regard to the junior resource mining equities, ...