February 2016
Worldwide Recession Risk Ticks Higher
Want to relive the nightmare of 2008? Here's how we're re-tracing the path to disaster.
Gold Technicals Tell Us Higher Prices Are Ahead
Was the recent spike in gold prices a fluke or the shape of things to come?
(Gold) Resistance is Futile
Is momentum is about to overtake opportunity for affordable gold? With China, the oil crash, the resulting worldwide credit freeze and stocks in free-fall, the only thing moving faster than the precious metal is the oncoming global recession.
Heavy Metal Fever
Gold prices shot up yesterday as markets thrashed and worries about an oil-fueled 2016 recession gathered speed. But it's who's doing the buying that makes us suspicious...
Financial Markets and Presidential Election Anxiety
Added to all the domestic and global pressures on the markets, the U.S. Presidential election piles on drama and confusion, but can it fix anything?
China’s Banks, Our Oil Industry Threaten Colossal Financial Meltdown
Remember 2008? As Chinese banks and the U.S. oil and gas industry both get set to implode we'll be living the financial nightmare again in 2016.
Yellen’s Murky, Misdirecting Congressional Testimony
Fed Chair Janet Yellen's appearance before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday gave spooked market-watchers little info or reassurance.
Banks, Financial Stocks Reach Recession Lows
Just as housing debt torpedoed banks in 2008, leading to the Great Recession, oil industry debt and sputtering global growth are poised to deliver another one-two punch in 2016.