By: Joseph Conigliaro | 2010-04-01 | Economics A report on our current economy, monetary policy and Federal economic stimulus forecasts an inflation we have never experienced before. With trillions of dollars being poured into the economy by the Federal Reserve and trillions more in spending proposed by the Obama administration the future looks bright, but there is a ominous dark cloud on the horizon. read more
By: Christine Harrell | 2011-02-18 | Article Marketing Notwithstanding the constant stream of negativity directed towards the single currency over recent days, the euro has at least stabilised and, in some instances, actually managed to creep higher against some of the major currencies. The EUR is comfortably through the 1.31 level overnight, and EUR/GBP is up at 0.8330. read more
By: Shamim Hin | 2011-05-11 | Day trading Last week the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported oil inventories supplies rising to 346.7 from 335.7 million barrels over a period of six weeks. The current build did not sway oil prices to decline as the Arab world is going through their own upheaval questioning the uncertainty of oil supply in the near future. The declining US dollar has also attributed to the increase in the price of oil. read more
By: Christine Harrell | 2011-02-18 | Article Marketing Without question the number one policy issue in China at present is the rapid acceleration in inflation, which triggered another 25bp increase in benchmark interest rates on Christmas Day. The one-year deposit rate is now 2.75%, still well below the recent peak of 4.14% in 2008. Inflation soared last year, from 2.0% to 5.1% by year end; back in early 2008, inflation was almost 9%. read more
By: Sophia Brain | 2010-11-20 | Economics The unexpected rise of inflation in October in China – 4.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis – spooked global equity and commodities markets. As soon as Chinese authorities announced the unpleasant news and declared measures to contain further acceleration of price rises (a 50 basis points increase in bank reserves and possible price controls), investors around the world sold off equities and commodities in anticipation of a significant slow down of growth in China. read more
By: Gareth Soloway | 2010-12-03 | Day trading Commodity stocks remain extremely hot in the current market. From copper and gold, all the way to steel and molybdenum. Stocks like Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) are at 52 week highs while even stocks like United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) has broken dramatically higher in recent weeks. It is getting harder and harder to find a good investment in a commodity play. read more
By: Keith Tufte | 2010-03-29 | Trading It's an interesting time to look into investing in commodities for a variety of reasons. Commodities can be a good offensive and defensive investment strategy, and can be good portfolio diversifiers to reduce the risk of your overall portfolio. read more
By: Joseph Phelon | 2011-04-28 | Investing The US government is pumping dollars into the economy at an unprecedented amount. As more and more dollars are poured into the economy, the dollar's value is diluted. This dilution increases inflationary pressures which in turn have an impact on your investments. This article describes the affects of inflation on investments and ways to lower your inflationary risk. read more
By: Roger Cory | 2010-03-31 | Economics In my opinion, all of us should be economically frightened that our recent Republican and Democratic administrations have so freely dumped trillions of dollars into a myriad of different concerns, whether it be war, national defense, bailouts or dramatically escalating budgets. This is supposed to be the good times of this type of economic cycle. Now is when we get to spend the money. Only later will we run into the terribly compounded price that must be paid. read more
By: aspenIbiz Mike | 2011-01-14 | Business Is inflation coming, asks Mike Farrell with aspenIbiz. Read this short post is it will reveal that if Paul Revere were around, most likely he would get on his horse and start yelling, “Inflation is coming! Inflation is coming!” read more
By: Kenneth Gibert | 2010-03-26 | Investing We have been come to believe that inflation is a natural phenomenon that is actually good for the economy and the people, but in fact it is a hidden, regressive form of taxation. It is government siphoning away resources from people and spending it without their recognizing it. Why do I say this? And is inflation bad or good? Basic information about inflation and money that you almost never hear. read more
By: Rahul Tyagi | 2011-01-12 | Currency Trading You go to the coffee shop and a single cup of coffee may be cost you a $1000 or 1 ounce of gold? Does the euro will take the place of the Dollar? Will the "Night of the Living Fed's" quantitative easing provoke a global currency war? Will it lead to the collapse of the dollar? The collapse of the dollar will throw the world into a global depression. Is Federal Reserve cannot do anything to prevent its currency collapse? have analysis of what is going in the world economy. read more
By: DailyFX | 2010-12-01 | Currency Trading Euro advanced to a high of 1.3135 on speculation that the European Central Bank will expand its asset purchase program in order to stem the risks for contagion, and the single-currency may continue to recoup the losses from earlier this week as risk appetite flows back into the market. read more
By: Brian T Mikes | 2010-03-31 | Trading The US Dollar is the closest thing we have to a global currency. We have the largest economy in the world, and our greenbacks are floating the world over. Our currency's so popular many countries fix their exchange rates with ours. Good news for the US Dollar as the natural antidote to inflation is rate increases. Bad news for consumers as we'll have to see a strong and continued thrust of inflation before the Fed will act. read more
By: Avery Mann | 2010-03-26 | Day trading Since most individual traders are speculators, here is a list of some of the advantages and disadvantages of the futures market. Learn online commodity trading like a pro. There are also specific methods and system ideas to get you started. read more