Category: Opinion

Fed may scale down QE3 by the end of the year

The Fed left its policy unchanged for June. Nonetheless, in the press conference that followed Chairman of the Fed, Ben Bernanke, said the Fed may start to scale back its current $85 billion a month of long term securities by…

Do Gold and Silver Protect you from Inflation?

gold and money base

In a recent interesting article in the Fool’s blog network the author tries to settle which precious metal, gold or silver, is a better investment and serves as a better hedge against inflation. But do these metals serve as a…

Will Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon?

U.S. Regular Conventional Retail Gasoline and Oil Prices 2005-2013

In a recent interesting article by the Fool it was asked and answered why gas prices won’t break anytime soon the $5 a gallon mark.  The author made some interesting and convincing arguments; however, based on the recent developments in…

Is it Time to buy Utilities Again?

first energy profit margin June 2013

The recent slowdown in the stock market may raise the demand for “safe haven” and stable stocks including Utilities stocks that tend to offer high dividend yields and are generally less volatile than other stocks. Is it time to reconsider…

ECB Left Policy Unchanged – Euro Rallies

The ECB President Mario Draghi decided to keep the ECB policy unchanged as the cash rate remained unchanged at 0.50%.  This decision came after many suspected the ECB might decide to lower its cash rate again or perhaps even introduce a…

Will Gold and Silver Bulls Have the Last Laugh?

Gold price & 20-year U.S. Treasury Inflation-indexed Yield

Gold and silver haven’t performed well in the past several months. Will precious metals recover from their recent tumble? Some people still consider gold an investment worth having.  The leading arguments aren’t surprising: Central banks are printing money, global debt…

Will Natural Gas Further Decline?

natural gas prices May 2013

In the past several days the price of natural gas tumbled down. Despite its recent fall, natural gas price is still higher than last year. Will natural gas continue to fall? How will the recent developments in the natural gas…