Why gold prices are rising

From Livemint: Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says that “fear” has made a comeback and gold is benefiting as stocks slide and investors fret more about the possibility that the US economy may tumble back into recession. Bullion’s recent advance “happened on the back of the market sell-off and spike in volatility,” analysts including Mikhail Sprogis and … Read more

Why’s France so Worried about Italy’s Showdown with Brussels? The French Megabanks Are On The Hook

By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. France was just served with a stark reminder of an inconvenient truth: €277 billion of Italian government debt — the equivalent of 14% of French GDP — is owed to French banks. Given that Italy’s government is currently locked in an existential blinking match with both … Read more

Declines Hit the Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Seattle prices fall sharply. New York condo prices nearly flat for the year. First feeble declines in San Francisco, Dallas, Denver, etc. Something is afoot. On the surface, it still looks strong. Single-family house prices in the US rose 5.8% in August compared to a year ago (not seasonally-adjusted), according to the … Read more

Trading The Big Call

by northmantrader What if you had access to the perfect big market call? The one that says where the market is going in the future, not for a small move, but a big move? You’d position for it of course and you’d wait until the price target is met and laugh yourself silly all the way … Read more