ShareBack in July, Ed pointed to some comments by George Soros on currencies that I felt were perceptive. Soros said:
The dollar is a very weak currency except all the others.

With most major currencies down significantly against the dollar, we now see the truth in that statement. I want to add some color and connect this [...]

ShareFrom cuddly teddy bear, to growling starving bear, here is your bear market index, courtesy of FallStreet.com. Hat tip Scott.
 

ShareJohn Mauldin believes we have just seen a pretty amazing trading rally aka cyclical bull/bear market rally. Stocks are more than 60% above March lows.  But many stocks are at “nosebleed” valuation levels and that makes him suspect this is not an opportune entry point for stock market investors.
He counsels utilities (like Bill Gross) or [...]

ShareIn the clip below Mark Dice tells people that he will give them a one ounce Gold coin for free if they can guess how much it’s worth. To be fair he gives them 25% leeway in their guess.
How do you think they did?  P.S. – the answer is not 38 cents or $17; it’s [...]

ShareBelow is another great article from John Mauldin via his weekly newsletter.
John Mauldin, Best-Selling author and recognized financial expert, is also editor of the free Thoughts From the Frontline that goes to over 1 million readers each week. For more information on John or his FREE weekly economic letter go to:http://www.frontlinethoughts.com/learnmore
From ghoulies and ghosties [...]

ShareMarc Faber is in a bullish mindset, particularly on gold. In a wide-ranging interview with CNBC TV-18 in India, Faber talked about where he sees markets headed and why he thinks gold will never drop below $1,000 an ounce.
Private sector contracting while public sector expanding
This is the frame that Marc Faber puts on recent events [...]

ShareMax Keiser certainly has a way with words. In one of his latest TV appearances, using the colorful analogy of “Warren Buffett’s toilet paper,” he calls the U.S. dollar worthless.
He goes on to say that China is addicted to this worthless paper because they are using it to stimulate their domestic economy. In another [...]

ShareThis is a guest post from our newest contributor, Charles D. Bull.
Greetings Writedowners,
Ed has gone to bed already. This is Charles D. Bull speaking.
You know, my wife told me yesterday that the local shopping area already has the Christmas tree up and is all geared up to drum up holiday season sales.  Shoppers were [...]

ShareBelow are two videos from Marc Faber’s recent interview on Asia Confidential.  In it, he takes questions from user emails in regards to the U.S. dollar, economic decline in the U.S. and gold as an investment.
He sees a need for the U.S. to borrow increasing amounts of money going forward – not less. As a [...]

ShareFollowing up on my “Sell equities” post, I want to highlight a factoid from today’s David Rosenberg’s Breakfast with Dave distribution.
Never before has the S&P 500 rallied 60% from a low in such a short time frame as six months. And never before have we seen the S&P 500 rally 60% over an interval in [...]