Let’s start with a big picture view. Below is a long term Dow/gold ratio chart. As you can see on the chart, it has just been one-way traffic the last ten years, with the ratio moving down from almost 45 to about 8.16. It seems that the next temporary stop might be between the 4 […]
June 20, 2010
Over the past month or so, precious-metals stocks’ performance has been frustrating. Even though gold looks great, lazily meandering over $1200 without a care in the world, the PM stocks have drifted sideways to lower. Unfortunately such behavior is typical in the dreaded PM summer doldrums. These doldrums exist because strong seasonal forces affect gold […]
May 31, 2010
Deflationary forces can weaken an economy severely and in turn, exacerbate government finances. This is how a sovereign debt crisis becomes a currency crisis. We have deflationary forces in the US, Europe, the UK and Japan.
May 20, 2010
Recently, I had written about how a deflationary impulse in the capital markets would be a catalyst for the gold stocks. This turned out to be accurate as stocks and commodities weakened while treasuries and the US Dollar advanced. Gold and gold stocks also moved higher. Nevermind the comments I received about how we are […]
October 11, 2010
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