Wall Street Will Prepare Ways to Gut The Volcker Rule
The ink is not even dry on the new Volcker Rule, designed to stop investment banks from speculative trading for their own gains and limits...
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The Reception That the Stars Fell Upon
My friend was having a hard time finding someone to attend a reception who was knowledgeable about financial markets, White House intrigue, international politics, and...
Waiting on What the 100% Accurate Barometer Forecasts for 2014
What’s up for 2014? Nobody knows, but there are some indicators and early barometers that provide a sneak peek for the year ahead. One of...
Fed Study Shows Drop in Participation Rate Explained by Retirement; Let’s Explore that Idea, in Depth and in Pictures
A November Fed study on the Causes of Declines in the Labor Force Participation Rate by Shigeru Fujita at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia...
The Incredible VIX Market Bottom Indicator
The VIX has lost its credibility as a contrarian indicator useful for spotting stock market tops. Ironically, there is a particular VIX ratio that’s pinpointed...
The Affliction of Judicial Affluenza [Updated]*
I normally don’t post here about high-profile news stories on which I have nothing, really, to add to what has been reported extensively in news...
Circling Back to Silver Fundamentals
This is despite the fact that silver has been money for much longer then gold. One element is the elasticity of demand for silver, particularly...
Railroads Are Breaking Out All Over
When I rode Amtrak’s California Zephyr service from Chicago to San Francisco last year, I passed countless trains heading west hauling hoppers full of coal...
Wal-Mart of ETF Providers Offers Most Bang for The Buck
Wal-Mart is known for rigorous pricing, swallowing up market share and frustrating competition. The Wal-Mart of the ETF market place is going about business almost...
How Constant Maturity Indexes Can Mislead You
A constant maturity index of implied volatility provides a point estimate for IV at a specific time to expiration – for example, 30 calendar days...