The future of the eurozone all boils down to Germany. I've been forecasting for months that Germany will increasingly focus on domestic interests and that it will ultimately opt to leave the Euro rather than prop up the EU. The former (focusing on domestic issues) is already underway and I believe the latter will occur once the EU Crisis spreads to France which I expect to happen before autumn. At that point, it's game over for any notion of the current EU lasting because Germany will walk! [Let me explain further.] Words: 675

I don't think it's any stretch [of the imagination] to say that we are now facing a coordinated economic slowdown the likes of which we haven't seen since 2008 and, frankly, something has to give — and my belief is that it will be stock prices! Here's why. Words: 710

I don't think it's any stretch [of the imagination] to say that we are now facing a coordinated economic slowdown the likes of which we haven't seen since 2008 and, frankly, something has to give — and my belief is that it will be stock prices! Here's why. Words: 710

This past week we received the latest PMI readings for the world as a whole (48.9), the eurozone (46.4), and for 30+ individual countries [Read: Telling It Like It Is: Latest PMIs Reveal Truth About the Global Economy]...and the latest numbers signal contraction and even more so when adjusted to reflect the concentration of GDP by countries/region. [Let me explain.] Words: 600

This past week we received the latest PMI readings for the world as a whole (48.9), the eurozone (46.4), and for 30+ individual countries [Read: Telling It Like It Is: Latest PMIs Reveal Truth About the Global Economy]...and the latest numbers signal contraction and even more so when adjusted to reflect the concentration of GDP by countries/region. [Let me explain.] Words: 600

Why is it that the demand for gold moves inversely to interest rates - that the higher the rate of interest the lower the demand for gold, the lower the rate of interest the higher the demand for gold? [Let me explain why and what the future seems to hold.] Words: 1053

Nevada has been a prolific mining region in the U.S. since the famous Comstock silver discovery in the late 1800s. It is now gold, however, that draws miners to Nevada. Learn more about how Nevada has become the next American gold rush in the infographic below.

Relax. Enjoy the summer. New research says that September is typically the month in which most banking crises occurred. Below are the details. Words: 235

Relax. Enjoy the summer. New research says that September is typically the month in which most banking crises occurred. Below are the details. Words: 235

In Morgan Stanley's latest update to their Commodity Manual, the commodities team, led by Hussein Allidina, continue to be most bullish on gold, soybeans and corn. Below is their outlook for those and 11 other commodities. Words: 700