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Editor's Note: This article originally appeared at Marketurningpoints.com   Current position of the market SPX: Very Long-term trend – The very-long-term cycles are down and, if they make their lows when expected (after this bull market is over) there will be another steep and prolonged...

Devaluing the Dollar - Against What? Courtesy of Jesse's Cafe Americain  When people talk about devaluing the dollar, as opposed to reissuing it completely, the natural question is, against what? What would one devalue it against officially if you do not wish to...

As Iran gets ready to celebrate its greatest holiday of the year, New Year's Eve, on March 20th, it not only celebrates the beginning of a new year but also the end of the dollar as an acceptable currency for payment of its oil. Although the holiday, known as Nowruz, is typically commemorated by...

In our last article, we asked if the yen is done strengthening and if it will continue to weaken. Since then, the market has answered the question quite clearly. The yen has successfully bounced from the 75.9 level and has now surged past the 79.5 level without any hint of pullback. When a...

In this world of money printing, no country can match the United States when a helicopter pilot heads its central bank. However, now that everyone sees that the America-based Zero Percent Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) is becoming a permanent policy, central banks around the world - other than the...

The idea that the very same economic forces that are currently plaguing Greece, et al., are somehow not relevant to the United States' circumstances does not hold water.  As goes the rest of the world, so goes the US.  When we back up far enough, it is clear that money and debt are there to reflect...

  To 250 million people in 51 countries in the world, the word for money is the same word as the word for silver. Silver literally means money.   According to Noble Laureate Milton Friedman, the majority of monetary metal throughout history has been silver, not gold. Gold is the money of...

Oct. 8, 2011 (Allthingsforex.com) – As the fourth quarter got underway with a bit more cautiously optimistic U.S. economic data, fresh new downgrades of Italy and Spain's credit ratings delivered a stark reminder that the end of the EU debt crisis is not yet in sight. In the week ahead, a list of...

The past month has been a wild ride for both equity and commodity traders around the globe. Novice traders have had their heads handed to them and their investment accounts drained. When fear, uncertainty and volatility are running high, some of the best opportunities become available to those who...

Yesterday, I had several readers ask if it was possible that my theories on silver going to $50.00 to $60.00 by year's end were wrong. I told them yes, It might go to $100.00 by mid March. I have often stated that I believe that silver is incredibly under While this sounds like an outrageous claim...