I saw the great numbers on Industrial Production (IP) the other day and wondered what the heck is going on. So much of the data that I watch and…
Lee Adler talks about what the lack of recovery in housing while prices bubble higher means. He says that the energy boom helps only a few, but helps create the illusion that the US economy is growing at a healthy pace.…
I saw the great numbers on Industrial Production (IP) the other day and wondered what…
Behind the initial claims headline number, the real story was a bit different (nothing new…
The mainstream media dutifully reported a 2.8% gain in the headline seasonally adjusted number for…
It tells a story about the success of QE in making stock market speculators rich, but as for everyone else, not so much.
In this regular Radio Free Wall Street podcast for subscribers, Lee Adler reveals the truth about inflation and retail sales, and discusses what could trigger a market and economic collapse in spite of central bank market support. Subscribers may click here to…
![Saigon-hubert-van-es[1]](http://wallstreetexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Saigon-hubert-van-es1-160x104.jpg)
Yes, the economy is doing so well that, in the coming final day of the…
In this regular Radio Free Wall Street podcast for subscribers, Russ Winter and Lee Adler Lee Adler discuss the recent trend of the players taking their marbles and going home. What does it mean for the markets? Lee points out…
The Department of Labor (DOL) has revamped its reporting system for weekly claims. Perhaps my…
In spectacular fashion, markets did say “enough” in Japan last week. Yet, interest rates did not move. Recall “important qualification coming” in the paragraph above. On Monday, April 14, 2014, and, into Tuesday, April 15, 2014, there was not a single bid for the Japanese 10-year bond.
A few weeks ago, I told you a story about a woman who took my advice and used it to overcome her fear of investing.
As it turns out, it was an incredibly popular column.
Former Chairman Ben Bernanke doesn’t regret much about the Fed’s actions since the financial crisis. But there’s one thing he does regret, he says: he didn’t explain the Fed’s actions to the American people. If he just could have explained his “wealth effect!”
This is how empires collapse: one complicit participant at a time.Before an empire collapses, it first erodes from within. The collapse may appear sudden, but the processes of internal rot hollowed out the resilience, resolve, purpose and vitality…
Early openers determined to head up: Kiwis +0.7%, Aussies +0.5%, Nikkers +0.9% and Sth Korea +0.1%.
All green for Aussie sectors: IT +2.2%, Gold +2.1% and Consumer Discretionary +1%.
![20140422_Dow-Jones-Industrial-Average[1]](http://wallstreetexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140422_Dow-Jones-Industrial-Average1-160x107.jpg)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most inaccurate and distorted of all stock indices – and yet it remains the most followed stock market index.
![dow-jones-today422[1]](http://wallstreetexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dow-jones-today4221-160x119.jpg)
U.S. stocks jumped Tuesday as traders celebrated big news and deals across the pharmaceutical sector and better than expected economic data:
What would have been a demented propagandist’s flight of fancy a decade ago has become reality: For the first time in history, the US imports more oil from our dear and reliable neighbor Canada than from OPEC. With major consequences.
![screen-shot-2014-04-22-at-1-57-43-pm[1]](http://wallstreetexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen-shot-2014-04-22-at-1-57-43-pm1-160x87.png)
The data-driven answer is probably the Netherlands or Canada.
