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Metals analyst and trader, Jim Sinclair talks with Eric King of the King World News broadcast about the gold market, mining shares, and the trading tactics of Bert Seligman and Jesse Livermore.
As instructive as he can be on the gold and metals...
Niall Ferguson on the Debt Bomb, or, "An Empire at Risk":
"In the great scheme of things—let's be frank—it does not matter much if Iceland teeters on the brink of fiscal collapse, or Ireland, for that matter. The locals suffer, but the world goes...
There seems to be a mixed reaction to Dubai news across global markets today.
Japanese shares closed higher on hopes that Dubai problems would not spread, while European shares closed lower Monday (likely due to fears over European banks' lending...
Catching up with some news today. The main theme in my Twitter stream yesterday and into this morning has been Dubai.
Specifically, markets around the world have been moving on news of Dubai World's debt restructuring (possible delay of debt...
Will sovereign debt be the new subprime? This the question posed by Gillian Tett in today's FT:
"A few weeks ago, Claudio Borio, head of research at the Bank for International Settlements, warned in a solemn note to Group of 20 leaders that modern...