Inflation will push precious metal prices much higher « Peter J. Cooper’s ...

" Once this obvious truth becomes generally accepted then we can expect a sudden shift by retail investors into gold and silver for protection against inflation. Both are very small markets by comparison to global equities, real estate or bonds - particularly silver, so the...

RBS issues global stock and credit crash alert

"The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks. "A very nasty period is soon to be upon us - be prepared," said Bob Janjuah, the...

Oil to fall, underpinning growth: Credit Suisse

"By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment CorrespondentLONDON (Reuters) - Credit Suisse's investment arm is banking on commodity prices to fall over the rest of this year, with the price of crude oil dropping back to between $100 and $120 a barrel, one of its top executives said...

U.S. Markets Volatile After Another Steep Dive in Europe

"Wall Street endured another volatile day on Wednesday as stocks plunged at the opening bell, spent much of the session in negative territory, then erased a 326-point deficit in the afternoon. Skip to next paragraph Multimedia Two Days of Market TurmoilGraphic Two Days of...

3/4 of a Point - Did the Fed Overreact?

"The market is based as much on perceptions as it is on fundamentals. Good feelings fueled the twin rises in equities (stocks) and real estate. Many were riding such a high that they could not see or even think about a bottom. The roller coaster was going up and everyone was...

Hong Kong bourse wakes up sober

" Hong Kong bourse wakes up sober By John Ng HONG KONG - Beijing's decision to allow qualified mainland financial institutions to trade in overseas equities for their clients is unlikely to have a major impact. The quota set by the Chinese government is very small, currently...

Boom Times For Canadian Capitalism

"ince 1977, the profit growth of the TSX composite is about 6 per cent a year, excluding some unusual items. . Now here are the TSX profit growth figures for the past four years, based on data by RBC Dominion Securities' quantitative research group: 2003: 36 per cent 2004:...