When you get into too much debt, really bad things start to happen. Sadly, that is exactly what is happening to Italy right now. Harsh austerity measures are causing the Italian economy to slow down even more than it was previously. And yet even with all of the austerity measures, the Italian government just continues…
Guest Post by Investment Contrarians I have to admit that my hat’s off to the U.S. economy. Outcomes in the first half of the year were far better than I expected. And the second half seems to have started where the first half ended—on a high note. I’m not complaining. There have been nice trading…
It seems that at present, every financial commentator worth their salt is grappling with the price action in the yellow metal and its brethren silver. They are either attempting to call the bottom in the near two-year decline or, talking gold in particular down to sub $1000. Of course, the vast majority of these very…
Guest Post What we are seeing right now in the gold bullion market is unprecedented. The mainstream media continue to rail against gold as an investment, and prominent pundits have even declared that the precious metal will decline to $1,000 or even lower. But, in my opinion, it looks like these commentators are unable to…
It remains difficult not to continue to be mesmerised by the “up-and-coming” oil and gas explorers such as Bowleven (BLVN), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH) and Xcite Energy (XEL). Indeed, I have also been bitten by the bug in this respect given that the latter is one of my top 10 AIM picks for the second half…
The eponymous and once must have gadget, the BlackBerry aka the “crackberry” for its addictive nature, is under pressure once more with Thorsten Heinz’s bet the ranch strategy on the new BB10 (pictured) being questioned by analysts as the shares slide back into single digits. It seems that wresting the front field back from the…
Guest post by Investment Contrarians For many investors, 2013 was supposed to be the year that silver regained its luster. Most economists thought silver would climb as a hedge against inflation and be a devalued dollar on the heels of continued economic turmoil. Or, assuming the economic rebound was in full swing, it would grow…
The chart below struck me as being potentially pretty ominous. The similarities are pretty eery I think you’ll agree. One thing however that tempers this is the level of put buying in recent months, I get the feel that the market is well hedged for a downdraft. The Treasury chart also paints an historical picture…
CARNEYMANIA As the new editor of this magazine, and without wishing to take anything away from our prior “dear leader” (!) Mr Jennings who moves onto pastures new at Titan, heading up the fund management operation there, I introduce a new weekend round up especially for SBM readers in which I take a look back…
As you might imagine, the daily chart of Gulf Keystone is one that I am somewhat familiar with, having followed this stock extremely closely in recent months, This not only because it is one of the most highly followed and widely owned stocks in the UK market but also because, even at the best of…
