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By Zak Mir. CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE Given my passion for rock music, reviewing the 3rd edition of “The Naked Trader: How Anyone Can Make Money Trading Shares” is like appreciating a classic, such as Dark Side of the Moon, by Pink Floyd. To look for points to criticise, I’d be…

After hitting single digit levels at the nadir of the financial crisis in 2009, P/E ratios in the States, and indeed in most developed markets, have been gaining traction as share prices continue to climb. The US is now valued, according to the bullish “anal”-ysts and strategists at around 17 times earnings (normalised) – a…

A trader should always concede that it is not necessarily predicting the direction of the market which counts as much as the timing. Indeed it is this, certainly where leverage is concerned, which makes the difference between a winning and losing trader. The recent moves in precious metals have underlined this concept in the sense…

Earlier in the year, gold bullion prices were going higher, and we heard the skeptics say, “They will decline. Don’t buy the precious metal; it’s useless.” They turned out to be very wrong. Now, gold bullion prices are seeing a minute pullback. With this, we are once again hearing the same thing: ditch gold and…

Asian markets after initially falling early on in the session held ground and rallied late in the day, with the yen falling back. Last night US equity markets erased early gains and ended the day almost 0.5 percent lower. And although the financial press went with Ukraine fears, I’d offer up a rebalancing of risk…

Although next month’s consumption tax hike has always been part of the so called “Three Arrows” policy of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to get inflation and hence growth back into the economy, it really does mark something of a make or break point for the economy. Indeed, many economists are now suggesting that we…

After 12 years, gold bullion’s glorious bull run ended with a thud in 2013, retracing 30% and locking in the biggest annual decline since 1981. Many speculate that gold bullion prices melted in 2013 as investors tried to figure out when the Federal Reserve was going to be cutting its generous $85.0-billion monthly bond purchases. …

Global stocks are pointing towards a positive open this morning as worries from around the world begin to ease and strong economic data takes over. The Dow Jones had another bullish trading session yesterday, driven by US consumer confidence which has hit a six-year high. Today will see the hotly anticipated Candy Crush maker King…