The Best Financial Markets Analysis of February 2008

The Market Oracle site publishes several hundred articles per month, and thus it can be difficult for site visitors to reach the real gems that deserve special attention. Therefore this section features a selection of the best articles posted on this site during February 2008.

Digestion Period for Nasdaq Q's Ahead of Break Higher? - 29th Feb 08 - Mike_Paulenoff
Loss of Confidence in the US Fed - 29th Feb 08 - Peter_Schiff
Precious Metals PGM Secular Bull Market - 29th Feb 08 - Zeal_LLC
Credit Crisis Timeline - From Foreclosures To Bank Failures - 29th Feb 08 - Paul_Lamont
The Anti-Gold Standard Gospel According to Barron Smith - 29th Feb 08 - Professor_Emeritus
Tax Rebate 2008 - United States Congress Resorts to Trickle-Up Irrationality - 29th Feb 08 - Andy_Sutton
Bank Failures Warning! - Banking Crisis Entering a New Stage? - 29th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Central Banks Gold Sales Reduced by 400 Tonnes? - 29th Feb 08 - Julian_DW_Phillips
Investing in China - Oodles More Money to Be Made! - 29th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
What Do Precious Metal Investors to Do Now? - 29th Feb 08 - Investmentscore.com
Importance of the Ratio of Leadership Stocks to the Broad Market For Stock Market Trends - 28th Feb 08 - Marty_Chenard
Are Your Savings and Investments Safe From Bank Failures? - 28th Feb 08 - Christopher_Laird
Gold Accelerating Towards Blow off Top - 28th Feb 08 - Mike_Paulenoff
Forex Currency Market Strategy EURNZD, AUDCAD, EURCAD, CADJPY, USDJPY - 28th Feb 08 - Ashraf_Laidi
Did Your Analyst Keep You Invested In Gold? - 27th Feb 08 - Peter_Degraaf
Water The Ultimate Liquid Asset - 27th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Food Inflation Set to Rise Further and How Best to Invest in Agriculture - 27th Feb 08 - Michael_Pento
Demand Building for Gold and Silver as Currency of Legal Tender for Merchant Services - 27th Feb 08 - Alex_Wallenwein
Ambac Bailout May Cause Credit Crisis to Worsen - 27th Feb 08 - Axel_Merk
Crude Oil $100+ Price is Here to Stay - 27th Feb 08 - Donald_W_Dony
Is the Gold Bull Market Unstoppable? - 27th Feb 08 - Bob_Kirtley
Bernanke's Mission Impossible- To Boost the Economy To Win the Election - 27th Feb 08 - Nadeem_Walayat

US Fed Fueling Hyper Inflationary Global Commodities Market Bubble - 26th Feb 08 - Gary_Dorsch
China Factor on US Economics and Politics - The Adverse Feedback Loop, Part One - 26th Feb 08 - Paul_Petillo
How to Grow Your Investments in an Inflationary Environment - 26th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Subprime Mortgage Scam Lands US Tax Payer $739 Billion Bailout Bill - 26th Feb 08 - Mike_Whitney
Gold Stocks Potential Future Investment Opportunity - 26th Feb 08 - John_Mauldin
UK House Prices Fall for 5 Months in a Row- Housing Market Will Go Negative April 08 - 26th Feb 08 - Nadeem_Walayat
Three Great Investment Opportunities and One Grave Danger For Your Portfolio - 25th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Buy and Sell Gold On-line Securely
Credit Crunch Contagion Could Turn into Japan Style Asset Price Deflation - 25th Feb 08 - Captain_Hook
How High Can Gold Go? - 25th Feb 08 - Mark_OByrne
Stock Market Cycle Turning Points Analysis- Insiders Remain Bullish - 25th Feb 08 - Andre_Gratian
Monetary Inflation Feeding Precious Metals Bull Markets- The Bubble Inside the Bubble - 24th Feb 08 - Joe_Nicholson
Oil and Gold Inflation Assets Hit New All-Time Highs - 24th Feb 08 - Robert_McHugh_PhD
US Recession and Mega Profit Opportunities - 24th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Gold Push to New Highs Lacks Strength - 24th Feb 08 - Merv_Burak
Awaiting Signal for the Resumption of the Bearish Primary Stock Market Trend - 24th Feb 08 - Tim_Wood
Colossal Collateral Damage- Financial Tsunami Part V - 24th Feb 08 - F_William_Engdahl
Gold's Hypnotic $1000 Price Target and the Outlook for Precious Metal Shares - 24th Feb 08 - Clif_Droke

Energy Sector Peak Oil Trends Paint “A Very Alarming Picture” - 23rd Feb 08 - Joseph_Dancy
US Fed's Up Beat Forecasts on Pessimistic Economic Growth Outlook - 23rd Feb 08 - John_Mauldin
US Heading for 1970's Style Stagflation? - 23rd Feb 08 - Paul_L_Kasriel
XAU Gold Stocks Index Brought Down Through Derivatives Market Manipulation - 23rd Feb 08 - Rob_Kirby
Will the G-7 Nations Impose Capital Controls? - 23rd Feb 08 - Julian_DW_Phillips
G7 Economies Turn Into Wealth Sucking Black Holes- Opportunities in Emerging Countries - 23rd Feb 08 - Ty_Andros
Four Steps to Maintain Discipline in Volatile Markets - 22nd Feb 08 - Nazy_Massoud
Credit Crunches Typically Have Proven to be Investment Opportunities - 22nd Feb 08 - Steve_Selengut
Fed Interest Rate Cuts have Resulted in Surging Commodity Price Inflation - 22nd Feb 08 - Adrian_Ash
HUI Gold Stocks Index Up-Legs Structure Analysis - 22nd Feb 08 - Zeal_LLC
Inflation: America 's Greatest Export - 22nd Feb 08 - Peter_Schiff
Experts: Global Food Shortages Could ‘Continue for Decades' - 22nd Feb 08 - Joseph_Dancy
Inflation- The Elephant in the Room - 22nd Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Credit Default Swaps, the Next Financial Armageddon? - 22nd Feb 08 - Anthony_Cherniawski
The US Fed IS Responsible for the Credit Crunch! - 21st Feb 08 - Mike_Whitney
Gold Reacting to Central Bank Money Attempting to Prevent Collapsing Credit Bubble - 21st Feb 08 - Christopher_Laird
Access to Water of Paramount Importance for Mining Operations - 21st Feb 08 - David_Petch
Seven Top Natural Resource Stocks to Invest In! - 21st Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets

Interest Rate Cut Cycles Correlate with Negative Stock Market Returns - 21st Feb 08 - Michael_Pento
US Imports Inflation From China - Use Agri-Foods to Protect Your Wealth! - 21st Feb 08 - Ned_W_Schmidt
Narodny Rock Bank and the G7's Men of Action - 20th Feb 08 - Adrian_Ash
US $2 Trillion Bailout- Monetary Inflation to Send Gold Soaring - 20th Feb 08 - Jim_Willie_CB
Uranium Stocks Hit Bottom - Time to Buy? - 20th Feb 08 - Jordan_Roy_Byrne
Commodities to Outperform Equities on Increasing Macroeconomic and Systemic Risk - 20th Feb 08 - Mark_OByrne
Platinum Price Goes Ballistic; Gold to Follow? - 20th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Large Potential Albanian Oil and Gas Discovery Underscores Kosovo's Importance - 20th Feb 08 - Stephen_Lendman
Buy and Sell Gold On-line Securely
How High Can Gold Go Before Peaking - Gold Dow Jones Ratio Important Indicator - 19th Feb 08 - Dr_Krassimir_Petrov
IMF Selling 400 Tonnes of Mexican and Brazilian Gold as its Own! - 19th Feb 08 - Julian_DW_Phillips
AUD/GBP Favourite Currency Play for 2008 Continues to Profit - 19th Feb 08 - Ashraf_Laidi
Three Strategies to Protect Your Investment Portfolio From Falling Corporate Profits - 19th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
The Credit Crash - The Next Shoe to Drop Will Be... - 19th Feb 08 - John_Mauldin
US Dollar at Major Turning Point? - 19th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Northern Rock Bank Nationalised- Which Bank will be Next? - 18th Feb 08 - Nadeem_Walayat
Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson - What They Needed to Say - 18th Feb 08 - Andy_Sutton
US Credit Markets Are Collapsing! - Last Chance to Defend Your Portfolio! - 18th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Stock Market Bulls on the Defensive and Gasping for Air - 18th Feb 08 - Joseph_Russo
Key to Interpreting the Stock Market - Technical Or Fundamental Analysis? - 18th Feb 08 - Clif_Droke
Saving as the Source of Most Spending and the Implications for the 'Economic Stimulus Package' - 18th Feb 08 - Gerard_Jackson
Bull Markets in Precious and Industrial Metals - 17th Feb 08 - Joe_Nicholson
Bernanke's State of the US Economy Speech: "You are all Dead Ducks!" - 17th Feb 08 - Mike_Whitney
Gold Warning Potential Topping Pattern - 17th Feb 08 - Merv_Burak
Stock Market Scenarios for the Week Ahead - 17th Feb 08 - Mike_Paulenoff
Stock Market Crash Danger as Imminent Downgrades of Credit Insurers Threatens US Economy - 17th Feb 08 - Robert_McHugh_PhD
Primary Stocks Bear Market Crunch Time! - 16th Feb 08 - Brian_Bloom
Warren Buffet to the Rescue, Credit Crisis Creates Opportunities - 16th Feb 08 - John_Mauldin
US Treasuries Auction Failure Suggests Stocks Dead Cat Bounce is Over - 16th Feb 08 - Anthony_Cherniawski
US Treasury Bonds: Safe Haven or Wealth Cemetery? - 15th Feb 08 - Alex_Wallenwein
Oil Stocks vs. Crude Oil and S&P Stock Market Index - 15th Feb 08 - Zeal_LLC
What the Government Should Do About the US Housing Bust - 15th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
UK Long-Term Fixed Rate Mortgage Advantage Over Short-term Interest Rates - 15th Feb 08 - MoneyFacts
A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order F. William Engdahl - Part I - 15th Feb 08 - Stephen_Lendman
Fiat Currency Credit Creation to Prevent Banking System Failure - 15th Feb 08 - Ty_Andros
Looming US Treasury Bond Market Crash - 15th Feb 08 - Clive_Maund
Sell US Stock Market Rallies and Buy Asian Dips - 14th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Central Banks Other Option, Crossing the Rubicon - 14th Feb 08 - Christopher_Laird
Beat the Market Investing - Best Buys in Oil Refiners - 14th Feb 08 - Hans_Wagner
Stock Market Rallies Determined by Liquidity Inflows and Outflows - 14th Feb 08 - Marty_Chenard
Sell Your Real Estate Immediately! - Asset Price Deflation Crash! - 14th Feb 08 - Steve_Moyer
Gold Forecast to Hit $1200 This Year on Stagflation Concerns - 14th Feb 08 - Mark_OByrne
Natural Gas Looks Undervalued - How to Invest in Gas - 14th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
FTSE 100 Stock Market Index Showing Remarkable Strength - 14th Feb 08 - Nadeem_Walayat
Subprime Losses Already Outweigh The Great Depression - 13th Feb 08 - Adrian_Ash
Gold Rising As All Currencies Devalue In Stagflation Environment - 13th Feb 08 - Jim_Willie_CB
Seven Companies Set to Rake in the Cash on China's Consumer Boom! - 13th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Industrial Metal Prices Suggest Shallow Recession - 13th Feb 08 - Greg_Silberman
Stock Market Technical Breakdowns May Call For More Investor Hedging - 13th Feb 08 - Chris_Ciovacco
Gold Price Out of Synch With US Dollar Index, Expect Sharp Decline - 13th Feb 08 - Ned_W_Schmidt
US Tax Payer to Bail Out Bankers From Default - The Mother of All Rip-offs - 12th Feb 08 - Mike_Whitney
Gold is a Better Inflation Hedge Than Real Estate - 12th Feb 08 - Dr_Krassimir_Petrov
Financial Destiny of United States is in China's Hand - 12th Feb 08 - Professor_Emeritus
Rising Risk of a Systemic Financial Meltdown:The 12 Steps to Financial Disaster By Nouriel Roubini - 12th Feb 08 - John_Mauldin
A Primary Stocks Bear Market - 12th Feb 08 - Brian_Bloom
US Dollar Strengthening as the EURO's Technical Picture is Deteriorating! - 11th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
The Greatest Danger to the US Economy is the Fed - 11th Feb 08 - Gerard_Jackson
Stock Market Signaling Intermediate Term Low and End to Short-term Correction This Week - 11th Feb 08 - Andre_Gratian
US Recession - Massive Credit Crunch Beating US Government and Fed Flood of Liqudity - 10th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
US Fed Interest Rates Cuts Save the World from Financial Meltdown? - 9th Feb 08 - Tim_Wood
Credit Crisis is Getting Worse as ISM Services Survey Falls out of Bed - 9th Feb 08 - John_Mauldin
Healthcare, Industrials and Consumer Discretionary Investing Themes 2008: A Tale of Two Halves - Part 5 - 9th Feb 08 - Hans_Wagner
Sovereign Wealth Funds - The Last Bastion's of “Dumb Money”? - 9th Feb 08 - Anthony_Cherniawski
The Great Depression 2008 - It can't happen to us....can it?” - 9th Feb 08 - Andy_Sutton
US Recession WIll Kill Inflation - Lies to Destroy the Value of Your Money - 9th Feb 08 - Adrian_Ash
US Treasury Bond Market - The Mother of all Bubbles - 8th Feb 08 - Peter_Schiff
The Financial Tsunami Endgame: Unregulated Private Money Creation - Part IV - 8th Feb 08 - F_William_Engdahl
Maximise Gold Profits by Using Leveradge HUI Unhedged Gold-stock Index - 8th Feb 08 - Zeal_LLC
Chinese-Alcoa consortium Forces BHP to pay more for Rio Tinto - 8th Feb 08 - Fat_Prophets
BHP Billiton Enhanced Bid for Rio Tinto - 8th Feb 08 - Fat_Prophets
ECB Smoke and Mirrors to Mask Explosive Money Supply Growth Fueling Inflation - 8th Feb 08 - Gary_Dorsch
UK House Prices on Target for 15% Fall Despite Interest Rate Cuts - 8th Feb 08 - Nadeem_Walayat
The Bush Financial and Economic Bust of 2008 - The Destruction of Capital - 7th Feb 08 - Mike_Whitney
The Dichotomy of the US Economic Downturn - 7th Feb 08 - Paul_Petillo
Response to Subprime Article by Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz - 7th Feb 08 - John_Lee
Case Shiller Home Price Index the Leading Indicator of Economic Downturn - 7th Feb 08 - Tim_Iacono
Silver Commercials Short Covering to Result Price Spike - 7th Feb 08 - Roland_Watson
The Single Best Investment for 2008! - 7th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
UK Interest Rates Cut to 5.25% - Will Not Help the Housing Market - 7th Feb 08 - Nadeem_Walayat
Crude Oil Pullback Is a Gift For Energy Investors! - 7th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Currency Market Strategy and Forecasts for February 2008 - 6th Feb 08 - Ashraf_Laidi
US Housing Bust Heading for the Perfect Storm - 6th Feb 08 - Mark_B_Rasmussen
Reasons Why the US Bond Market is Wrong on Inflation - 6th Feb 08 - Michael_Pento
The Coming Collapse of International Credit Ratings Agencies - Moody's, Standard & Poor, and Fitch - 6th Feb 08 - Alex_Wallenwein
Stock and Bond Market Trading Powers Modern Portfolio Asset Allocation - 6th Feb 08 - Steve_Selengut
Gold Price About to Pull Back - 6th Feb 08 - Brian_Bloom
Opening the Mint to Gold and Silver - Last Chance to Stabalise the US Dollar! - 6th Feb 08 - Professor_Emeritus
Sector Rotation for Recession - Lessons from the Business Cycle - 6th Feb 08 - Donald_W_Dony
Agri-Food Stocks Boom Could Continue for Another Decade! - 5th Feb 08 - Ned_W_Schmidt
Bank of England Interest Rate Policy Targets UK House Price Inflation - 5th Feb 08 - Adrian_Ash
America and the Myth of Free Markets - 5th Feb 08 - Darryl_R_Schoon
Investors Gripped by Fear of Potential Financial Markets Meltdown - 5th Feb 08 - Dr_William_R_Swagell
Commodities, Natural Resources and Precious Metals Forecasts 2008 - Part IV- 5th Feb 08 - Ty_Andros
Dow Short ETF (DXD) Suggests Stock Market Strength / Stock-Markets - 5th Feb 08 - Mike_Paulenoff
Precious Metals Investors Sit Tight - The Dow / Gold Ratio Story- 4th Feb 08 - Captain_Hook
Gold is the Ultimate Safehaven as Mega Shift to Hard Assets Continues - 4th Feb 08 - Aden_Forecast
Stock and Financial Markets Major Dangers! Massive Opportunities! - 4th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Western Democracies Have Evolved Into Tyrannical Governments - 4th Feb 08 - Joel_S_Hirschhorn
US Interest Rate Cuts Will Not Help Falling House Prices - 4th Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Too Early for US Recession ? - 4th Feb 08 - Nadeem_Walayat
Gold Short-term Weakness, Long-term Bullish - 3rd Feb 08 - Merv_Burak
Stock Markets Cleanse House of Speculative Positions - 3rd Feb 08 - Joseph_Russo
Ben Bernanke Declares War on the US Dollar! - 3rd Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
Aluminum and Natural Gas - the Next Commodities to Boom? - 3rd Feb 08 - Elliot_H_Gue
Looking Past the Current Stock Market Crisis for Strong Financial's - 3rd Feb 08 - Roger_Conrad
Silver Set for Major Advance towards $30 Within Next Two Months - 3rd Feb 08 - Roland_Watson
Gold to Soar in EURO's, as ECB Set to Track US Dollar Lower to Avoid Recession - 3rd Feb 08 - Julian_DW_Phillips
Manipulation of US Employment Statistics - Revision Higher Next Month? - 2nd Feb 08 - Anthony_Cherniawski
Gold: New Month, New Direction? - 2nd Feb 08 - Joe_Nicholson
US in Recession - Rising Unemployment and Slowing Consumer Spending - 2nd Feb 08 - John_Mauldin
"Wisdom of Crowds" Helps Explain Gold's Price Climb - 2nd Feb 08 - Frank_Holmes
US Jobs Lost Worst Since 2003 Confirms US Recession - 2nd Feb 08 - Andy_Sutton
The Stock Market - FTSE Bull or Bear? - 2nd Feb 08 - Fat_Prophets
Gold Takes a Hit - Early Phase of a Significant Downtrend - 1st Feb 08 - Mike_Paulenoff
Invest in Commodities, Don't Lose Your Capital in the Stocks Secular Bear Market - 1st Feb 08 - Zeal_LLC
US Banking System Teetering on the Brink of Collapse - 1st Feb 08 - Mike_Whitney
Remaking the US Dollar from the Bottom Up - 1st Feb 08 - Paul_Petillo
Stock Market Investment Buying Opportunity of a Lifetime! - 1st Feb 08 - Money_and_Markets
US and European Economies Heading for Depression 2.0 - 1st Feb 08 - Christopher_Laird
 

 

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