Daily Archives: April 18, 2013

Cyclical update

Cyclical sectors like gold companies (XGD below) and many commodities are now in cyclical bear market territory (down more than 20% from their highs), but the interest sensitives (like financials, REITS and utilities) still have considerable downside potential in this … Continue reading

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on Cyclical update

“Dysfunction junction” has undermined integrity of public markets

Bart Chilton, a commissioner at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, talks about commodities trades and market regulations. Here is a direct link.

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on “Dysfunction junction” has undermined integrity of public markets

Congress unanimous: staffers don’t have to disclose financial transactions

Background checks for guns couldn’t pass, but Congress did find common ground in passing a new loop hole to the barely minted Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act.  The usually too-divided-to-act US Congress found the consensus needed to set … Continue reading

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on Congress unanimous: staffers don’t have to disclose financial transactions