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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"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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Thursday saw a sharp rally on Wall Street but the rally had a bearish touch to it while all economic reports released pointed towards a (severe) recession. False hopes, expectations and ignorance will not solve the problems the economy faces.

The majority hopes that the rate-cuts will have the positive economic impact that w

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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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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 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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U.S. Secretary Paulson initiated a serious of steps that will mark the end of free market capitalism and rang in a new era of communism on Wall Street.

The Federal Reserve will be given more authority when the opposite should take place. The biggest risk to equity markets and the economy is the severe lack of competence by

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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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Today saw the third strong bull rally in this bear market and as expected the majority mistook this as the possibility of a turn-around. Bull rallies are very important for the overall health of this bear market and serve as a confirmation that this bear market is strong and functions properly.

What does Lehman try to hide

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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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Today's trading day was a great finish to a great week and may have marked the end of the bull rally in this young, strong and healthy bear market. Today offered yet another example of ridiculously high earnings expectations, aka ignorance, and how expensive it can be.

Another important economic report released today clearl

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It was no secret that Bear Sterns would be taken out but many were surprised by the $2 per share offer JP Morgan chase made. The NY Fed involvement in this 'deal' equals corporate socialism and is just one step shy of communism.

Who decides which company 'deserves' a bail-out?

Markets work best without any interferenc

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Another FOMC meeting...another bad decision (as expected) but the fact that two voting members voted against 'Septic Tank' Ben was a welcome development.

The one question the majority wants to avoid to answer is:

What price did you have to pay for this short-term solution?

The answer is something the majority does no

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A lackluster trading day which offered quites some interesting news. Bank of America disappointed as expected but what may have surprised some is that their shares actually dropped (unlike shares after C and MER disappointed but rallied).

The Bank of England finally made the big mistake the mentally challenged market partici

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