Ben Bernanke did it again. He gave into pressures from markets and lets everyone slap him around. He continues to make monetary decisions with a time frame which is shorter then the one of a day trader.

The Federal Reserve under the helm of Ben Bernanke plays a very dangerous game with the economy and looses it. We all

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It was just a matter of time until more idiotic statements will be delivered by Ben Bernanke. He really seems like a boxer who did not hear the bell and keeps on throwing punches.

For some reason he just dislikes the economy an well as the U.S. Dollar and continues with a serious of bad fiscal decisions but what did you real

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Inflation has picked up again but that should have been expected if you consider the effects of the last few Fed actions and who who engineered them.

The ignorant behavior by the Fed and the lack of thought about long-term (and even short-term) impacts of idiotic decisions will only increase in size and add more negative pre

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"Smart-Ass Politics for Smart People"
I don't care what signs the Federal Reserve sees, on the street I see a lot of scared people. Financial markets and our banking system are based on psychology as much as reality. Perception is reality. Everywhere I turn, I see the subprime fiasco rearing its ugly head. I want to bury th

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You have to ask yourself the following question:

When is enough enough?

The Fed is clearly on the wrong path and Bernanke makes one bad decision after the other. It is about time for someone to have mercy on the economy and the consumers and stop Bernanke (it may be already to late for that).

What has the economy, the

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This post outlines why Bernanke fights the battle on the wrong front and why it will cause him to loose the war.

The majority may not care about what Bernanke does but everybody will see the effects of his decision making and may be impacted by them one way or the other.

Is there anything that you can do about it?

No,

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This post briefly details the four economic reports released yesterday and 'decodes' the message send by those reports to market participants. There is no doubt among the 'sophisticated players' in regards to the state of the economy, equity markets and consumers but the majority insists to be ignorant about the subject...a

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This post gives the two economic reports which were released today a closer look and what the data translates into for the economy.

Equity Markets had a seesaw session as some desperate fund managers and possibly retail investors mistook the 100 point dip as a buying opportunity (which is a bit funny and sad) and tried to ig

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Today saw another seesaw session but with a negative touch to it. The bears went to sleep after a long walk and the bulls charged ahead amid bargain hunting (always funny when you see professional investors try to hunt for bargains where no bargains are to be found).

There are several more economic reports to be released th

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Several major economic report were released earlier this morning and this post takes a closer look at them. Markets managed a slightly positive close but this can be viewed as the calm before the storm. Tomorrow's initial jobless number may have a little impact but the big news will come out on Friday...the Employment Report..

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This post gives a (somewhat long) review of what influenced global equity markets today and gave the economic reports of the day a quick look.

What happened this week was probably a bit too easy to predict but the majority seemed to be surprised which is another reason why false optimism and ignorance will always cause you t

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A great day for the markets with plenty of news circulating around trading desks. A great mix between new 52-Week Lows, all-time lows and all-time highs, strong bears in one market, strong bulls in another market and the majority on the sidelines scratching their heads.

Why?

That's what they were taught to do.

Take a

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Equity Markets surged from the first second the markets opened until the last second markets closed. The reason behind today's rally was 'More leakage from the 'Septic Tank'.

The bulls clearly were in control all day but one thing market participants need to keep in mind is that a wounded animal (in this case the Bear) i

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The short stampede of the bulls was crushed by the re-surging bears. Bulls ran and ran but once the bear woke up by the noise and roared the bulls ran for their life (Ben should have not fired at the bears and wounded them...now they seek revenge).

Spitzer resigned, fell hard and Wall Street cheered while the ever-lasting lo

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The bulls almost pulled off a good day...at least from the start and until Bear Sterns came out of the closet and begged for help...pathetic. In an act of idiocy and filled with corporate socialism the New York Fed sailed to the rescue and brought JP Morgan along with them.

This was another sad day for capitalism...

Infla

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