The S&P 500 fell for a fourth straight session -- its steepest drop since October 1st -- ensuring a close below the 50-day moving average as a 12% jump in the VIX had investors holding their

Editor's Note: The following article was written by Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Saut. It has been reproduced with permission for the benefit of the Minyanville community.In B

The yellow metal continues to shine, with everyone bearish on the dollar and bullish on gold. Australia yesterday jacked up its official rate by 25 bps to 3.25%, which investment pros think could be

The week started off with a bang for bulls as stocks rallied Monday. The rally was ignited by the ISM Services index and an upgrade of the banking sector by Goldman Sachs. For the month of September,

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions with a re

A poor reading by the ISM index knocked stocks back today. For the month of September, the index came in at 52.6 compared to analysts' estimates of 54.0. During the month of August, the ISM had a rea

The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index stole the show today and maybe even the bull’s bite. If you aren’t familiar with the Chicago PMI it's an index of business conditions in the Chicago

Yesterday the Fed gave investors a reason to take profits, today it was existing home sales data.For the month of August, existing homes sales came in at 5.10 million vs. 5.35 million consensus estim

Friedrich A. Hayek (1899-1992), Austrian economist, author and 1974 Nobel Prize-winner for Economics wrote: “With the exception only of the period of the gold standard, practically all governme

Editor's Note: This article was written by Reid Holloway, a consultant who created The RLH Volatility Model.When all else fails, try being calm and rational. Problem is, the calm and ration