The Best Financial Markets Analysis of January 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 January 2008.

Banking Index and Shanghai Stock Market Index at Critical Levels - 31st Jan 08 - Marty_Chenard
Gold $1000 by June 2008 As Fiat Currencies Race to the Bottom - 31st Jan 08 - Jim_Willie_CB
US Housing Market's a Mess, But Don't Fight the Fed's Determination to Re-flate Asset Prices - 31st Jan 08 - Michael_Pento
UK House Prices Fall - Buy to Let Now an Unsatisfactory Investment - 31st Jan 08 - Nationwide
Income Investing - Why Isn't This Easy? - 31st Jan 08 - Steve_Selengut
Interest Rate Cuts WIll fail to Build Trust Between Financial Institutions - 31st Jan 08 - David_Urban
China Earn's Interest by Shorting Silver - 31st Jan 08 - Professor_Emeritus
PANDEMONIUM! - US Financial Markets in Uproar After Fed Loses All Traction - 31st Jan 08 - Alex_Wallenwein
US Interest Rate Cut Bombs! Fed Trapped Between Rock and a Hard Place! - 31st Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Materials and Utilities Investing Themes 2008: A Tale of Two Halves - Part 4 - 31st Jan 08 - Hans_Wagner
US Fed Printing Money to Avoid Immediate Banking Collapse = Higher Long-term Rates - 30th Jan 08 - Paul_Lamont
Greenspans Unbelievable Response to Financial Market Turmoil Due to Formation of His Bubbles - 30th Jan 08 - Brian_Bloom
Asset Allocation Investment Planning to Beat Inflation: Investing by the Numbers - 30th Jan 08 - Steve_Selengut
Bond Insurers Failures to Break 200 Year Old System - The Great Credit Unwind of 2008 - 30th Jan 08 - Mike_Whitney

Iran's Notice to Crude Oil Importers Results in Monetary Contraction of $500 billion of PetroDollar Reserves - 30th Jan 08 - Rob_Kirby
Asian Emerging Market Stocks Rocket on Strong Growth Outlook - 30th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Central Bank Hypocrisy - Fighting Inflation AND Debasing the Dollar - 30th Jan 08 - Axel_Merk
Gold Parabolic Rally on Monthly Chart Flashes Warning to Gold Bulls! - 29th Jan 08 - Ned_W_Schmidt
Rogue Trader Criminal Mastermind or Example of Incompetent Regulation and Risk Management - 29th Jan 08 - Adrian_Ash
Buy and Sell Gold On-line Securely
The Time For Gold Is Now! - 29th Jan 08 - David_Vaughn
Stock Market Top Identified by Business Cycle - Rotate Sectors for Growth - 29th Jan 08 - Donald_W_Dony
UK Housing Bear Market Confirmed - 29th Jan 08 - Nadeem_Walayat
GATA Gold Rally Targets $1000 - 29th Jan 08 - Peter_Degraaf
US Stock Market Not Pricing in Recession! - 28th Jan 08 - John_Mauldin

US Government Rescue Plan is Too Little Too Late as the Liquidity Bubbles Burst - 28th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
The Crash of the Bank of United States and the Great Depression - 28th Jan 08 - Professor_Emeritus
US Dollar Continuing Rally or Fresh Lows? - 28th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Stock Market Rally Expected to Continue - 28th Jan 08 - Andre_Gratian
Davos, Debt & Systemic Failure - When West Meets East - 28th Jan 08 - Darryl_R_Schoon
Gold Technical's Suggest Downtrend is Looming - 27th Jan 08 - Merv_Burak
Stock Market Bounce - SELL The Rallies! - 27th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Plunge Protection Team Orchestrating a Stock Market Bottom? - 27th Jan 08 - Joseph_Russo
Working Paper Synopsis: The Search for the Beta of Commodity Futures - 26th Jan 08 - Mack_Frankfurter
Fed Duped by Rogue Trader and the Destruction of Bond Insurers - 26th Jan 08- John_Mauldin
Bailout Battle Raging Between US Government and Financial Markets - 26th Jan 08- Money_and_Markets
How to Survive and Prosper During the Financial Markets Crisis - 26th Jan 08- Money_and_Markets
Fed Following Short-term Money Market Interest Rates Towards US Recession - 26th Jan 08- Anthony_Cherniawski

US Economy Rescue Plan - "I know what you did last rebate-time" - 26th Jan 08- Andy_Sutton
Stock Market Investors Running With the Herd - 26th Jan 08- Roger_Conrad
Stock Market Gloom and Doom - “Granville's Golden Rule” Versus Conventional Wisdom - 26th Jan 08- Clif_Droke
Wise Bears Sell US Municipal Bonds And US Treasury Bonds - 25th Jan 08- Richard_Gorton
Stocks Secular Bear Market - 25th Jan 08- Zeal_LLC
Impact of US Current Account Deficit on Emerging Markets - From Credit to Money, Part I - 25th Jan 08- Adrian_Ash
Silver - Not too Late to Hedge Against Dollar Stock Market Investment Losses - 25th Jan 08- Roland_Watson
Technology and Consumer Staples Investing Themes 2008: A Tale of Two Halves - Part3 - 25th Jan 08- Hans_Wagner
US Financial Services Industry the Next Sector to Move to Asia - 25th Jan 08- Peter_Schiff
Credit Crisis to Escalate as Mortgage Bond Market Losses to Pass $3 Trillions! - 24th Jan 08- Jim_Willie_CB
Gold and Silver ETF's (GLD, SLV) Disparities With Gold Price Means Higher Risk - 23rd Jan 08- Richard_J_Greene
The US Debt and Yen Carry Trade Unwinding Time Bomb is About to Explode! - 23rd Jan 08- Christopher_Laird
Buy and Sell Gold On-line Securely
Gold Stocks - The Next Stock Market Sector to Crash? - 23rd Jan 08- Alex_Wallenwein
Investors Lose Relying On Worthless Rating Agencies - Moody's, Fitch and Standard & Poor's - 23rd Jan 08- Adrian_Ash
Global Impact of the US Debt Implosion - 23rd Jan 08- John_Lee
UK Interest Rate 2008 Forecast Cuts to 4.75% by September 2008 - 23rd Jan 08- Nadeem_Walayat
Corporate Income Tax - Stock Market Investors Enemy Number Two - 23-1-08 - Steve_Selengut
Financial Market Forecasts - Elliott Wave International Free Week Access is LIVE! - 23-1-08 - Nadeem_Walayat
Greenspan's Grand Design To Serve the Money Trust - Financial Tsunami Part III - 23-1-08 - F_William_Engdahl
Gold Stocks Bull Market - Have No Fear, Wave [3] of III of the HUI Gold Bugs Index is Nearly Here- 23-1-08 - David_Petch
Forecasts for U.S. Stock Markets, Bonds, Metals and more! - 23-1-08 - Nadeem_Walayat
Stock Market and Interest Rates Forecast 2008 - 23-1-08 - Ty_Andros
Expert Views on the Stock Market Credit Crisis and Global Economy - 23-1-08 - John_Mauldin
Gold and Silver Stocks Held Back by Bearish Stock Markets - 22-1-08 - Greg_Silberman
Use Short Bear Funds to Hedge Crashing Stock Markets - 22-1-08 - Donald_W_Dony
The Mysterious Case of Massive Liquidity - 22-1-08 - Mack_Frankfurter
Dow Jones Stock Market Diamond Pattern Formation- 22-1-08 - Captain_Hook
The Key to Successful Investing - Calculating Your Investment IQ- 22-1-08 - Steve_Selengut
Stocks Bull Market Ahead: Indicators Read Warp Speed Eight - 21-1-08 - Joseph_Dancy
US Stock Markets Crash and Burn Whilst The Fed Fiddles - 20-1-08 - Robert_McHugh_PhD
Bullish for Stock Markets When Economy Hits Bottom - 19-1-08 - Roger_Conrad
Financial Sector Crash Continues with Gigantic Bad Debt Write-downs - 19-1-08 - Money_and_Markets
Credit Default Swaps: The Continuing Crisis and Big Story for 2008 - 19th Jan 08 - John_Mauldin
Bush's Election Year Tax Cut Gimmick as Wall Street Tumble Continues - 19th Jan 08 - Anthony_Cherniawski
Bush Stimulus Plan - $500 Tax Rebate for Everyone! - 19th Jan 08 - Brent_Harmes
Gold - No Imminent Blow-off Phase - 19th Jan 08 - Professor_Emeritus
Northern Rock Bank Bust and the UK Mortgage Banking Sector Crash - 18th Jan 08 - Adrian_Ash
Silver Set to Outperform Gold - Real Silver Highs 2 - 18th Jan 08 - Zeal_LLC
Financial Markets Roadmap for 2008! - 18th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Stock and Commodity Market Forecasts 2008 - Enormous Investment Opportunities - Part I - 18th Jan 08 - Ty_Andros
US Stock Markets Dome Top Signals Tragic End of the Bull Market - 18th Jan 08 - Clive_Maund
Chinese Housing Market Still Booming - 18th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Indians Selling Gold To Buy Stocks - 18th Jan 08 - Alex_Wallenwein
Stock Markets Fall to Critical Support - The Moment of Truth? - 18th Jan 08 - Marty_Chenard
Platinum – The Most Precious and Overlooked Precious Metal - 17th Jan 08 - Mark_OByrne
Investment Performance Analysis Using the Working Capital Asset Allocation Model - 17th Jan 08 - Steve_Selengut
2008 Asset Class Investment Outlook Studies Point to Commodities Out performance - 17th Jan 08 - Chris_Ciovacco
Casino Royale Investment Markets - The House Always Wins? - 17th Jan 08 - Brian_Bloom
US GDP Statistics : Can We Trust The BEA Data? - 17th Jan 08 - Ronald_R_Cooke
Investment Portfolios Face Destruction as Credit Crunch Intensifies - 17th Jan 08 - Doug_Wakefield
Fed Plays Russian Roulette with US Dollar - Stoking the Fires of Stagflation - 16th Jan 08 - Gary_Dorsch
Gold Tumbles - What's Changed? - 16th Jan 08 - Adrian_Ash
Energy and Financial Investing Themes 2008: A Tale of Two Halves - Part2 - 16th Jan 08 - Hans_Wagner
Crude Oil $200 - Smart Investors Stand to Make a Fortune! - 16th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Silver Elliott Wave Puzzle Could Wipe Out Entire Bull Market Gain - 16th Jan 08 - Roland_Watson
The Financial Foundations of the American Century - Financial Tsunami Part II - 16th Jan 08 - F_William_Engdahl
Sovereign Wealth Funds Threat to United States Economy - 16th Jan 08 - Jim_Willie_CB
Commodities Secular Bull Continues Into 2008 - Many More Years to Run! - 16th Jan 08 - Donald_W_Dony
Investing in Latin American Rich Resources - 15th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Silver Breaking Out of its Massive Consolidation Pattern Dramatic Rally Expected - 15th Jan 08 - Clive_Maund
Rumours of Fed Emergency Rate Cuts To Avert Serious Economic Downturn - 15th Jan 08 - Gold_Investments
Gold Over-extended But Extremely Strong Suggesting Mild Corrections - 15th Jan 08 - Clive_Maund
Investing in Silver - the Bulky Precious Metal - 15th Jan 08 - David_Morgan
Stocks and Bond Market Forecasts for 2008 - 15th Jan 08 - Paul_J_Nolte
Gold $900 and 2008 Forecast - 15th Jan 08 - Jordan_Roy_Byrne
Shadow Banking System Crumbling as Losses Double to $500 Billion - 15th Jan 08 - John_Mauldin
The Future of Investing 2008 : National Debt, Social Security, Medicare All Point Towards More Inflation - 14th Jan 08 - Chris_Ciovacco
How Super Traders Confidently Pull the Trigger and Win - 14th Jan 08 - Nazy_Massoud
Central Banks Entering Hyper Inflationary Money Supply End Game - 14th Jan 08 - Captain_Hook
US Selling off Assets to Satisfy Debts to Fuel Consumption - 14th Jan 08 - Peter_Schiff
Is Copper Signaling Lower Gold Prices Ahead? - 14th Jan 08 - Clif_Droke
Stock Market Indicators Becoming Bullish - 14th Jan 08 - Andre_Gratian
Trading the Price Action With Purpose and Resolve -13th Jan 08 - Joseph_Russo
Natural Gas Long-term Outlook -13th Jan 08 - Elliot_H_Gue
US Dollar and British Pound Both Heading Down! -13th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Gold Strength During US Bi-Inflationary Depression -13th Jan 08 - Alex_Wallenwein
Energy Sector Stunning Demand and Production Trends & Developments -13th Jan 08 - Joseph_Dancy
Gold $900 - Fed Failing to Beat Inflation -13th Jan 08 - Joe_Nicholson
Banks Doubling Down on Bad Debts As Merrill Lynch Writes Down $15billion -12th Jan 08 - Anthony_Cherniawski
Stocks Bear Market - Dow Theory Proves Correct -12th Jan 08 - Tim_Wood
US Trade Deficit Reduction Reliant on Increased Savings and Reduced Consumption -12th Jan 08 - John_Mauldin
Gold and Silver Stocks Bull Market Vs US Stocks Secular Bear Market -12th Jan 08 - Zeal_LLC
Financial Market Myths Video Series Learn How to Interpret The Financial Markets -11th Jan 08 - EWI
FIRE SALES of US Financial Assets - Fingers of Instability, Part 16 -11th Jan 08 - Ty_Andros
Crude Oil Crisis and How to Profit From the Coming Oil Boom! -11th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Deflation Economic Time-bomb As US Moves Towards Recession -11th Jan 08 - Mike_Whitney
Monetary Inflation to be Joined by Price Inflation Crisis During 2008 -10th Jan 08 - Jim_Willie_CB
Central Banks Facing Stagflation - Bullish Gold, Currencies and Crude Oil -10th Jan 08 - Christopher_Laird
Currency Forecasts 2008 - Protracted Selling of the British Pound -10th Jan 08 - Ashraf_Laidi
Ranking of Silver Stocks In Order of Leverage -10th Jan 08 - Roland_Watson
The Coming Economic Depression & Christmas On Threadneedle Street -10th Jan 08 - Darryl_R_Schoon
Impact of US Dollar Inflation and Devaluation - ILLUSION, MYTH AND MAGIC -10th Jan 08 - Mark_B_Rasmussen
Gold's Two Stage Mini Blowoff Rally -10th Jan 08 - Alex_Wallenwein
US Recession Will Ultimately be More Severe than Current Forecasts -10th Jan 08 - Bob_Bronson
Important Stock Market Investment Drivers for 2008: A Tale of Two Halves -10th Jan 08 - Hans_Wagner
2007: The Year of Debunked Financial Market Myths - 9th Jan 08 - Mark_B_Rasmussen
The Reality of Stock Market Corrections and What to Consider - 9th Jan 08 - Steve_Selengut
Chinese Stock Market Winning Streak To Continue During 2008 - 9th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
EuroZone Runaway Credit Inflation Feeds Gold Euro's Bull Market - 9th Jan 08 - Adrian_Ash
Seeds of Destruction, the Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation - Review Part 3 - 9th Jan 08 - Stephen_Lendman
Financial Markets and Economic Themes Remain The Same for 2008 - 8th Jan 08 - Bill_Bryan
A Bleak Midwinter for the US Housing Market - 8th Jan 08 - EWI
US Stock Markets Developing Significant Topping Formations - 8th Jan 08 - Mike_Paulenoff
Broading Stock Market Top Offers Proshare Shorting Profit Opportunities - 8th Jan 08 - Donald_W_Dony
Stock Market Valuations Misleading, Signal Substantial Weakness for 2008 - 8th Jan 08 - John_Mauldin
US Housing Market and Recession 2008: Robert Shiller Gets It Wrong - 8th Jan 08 - Gerard_Jackson
Contrarian Stock and Financial Market Forecasts 2008 - 7th Jan 08 - Brady_Willett
Seeds of Destruction, the Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation - Review Part 2 - 7th Jan 08 - Stephen_Lendman
The Great Depression - 2008 Forecasters Still Getting it Wrong - 7th Jan 08 - Gerard_Jackson
NO Economic Decoupling Instead Greater Interdependence - 2008: The Year of Reckoning ?- 7th Jan 08 - Brent_Harmes
Panic Buying of Agricultural Sector as Global Grain Inventories Hit Record Lows - 7th Jan 08 - Joseph_Dancy
Sovereign Wealth Funds - Saviours or Harbingers of Economic Apocalypse? - 7th Jan 08 - Nadeem_Walayat
Gold Hits New All Time High? - 6th Jan 08 - Merv_Burak
Gold and Silver Corrective Wave Due - 6th Jan 08 - Joe_Nicholson
US Dollar Stealth Devaluation Leading to Hyper Inflation - 6th Jan 08 - Robert_McHugh_PhD
Seeds of Destruction, the Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation - Review Part 1 - 6th Jan 08 - Stephen_Lendman
Energy Stocks Undervalued as Crude Oil Targets Beyond $100 During 2008 - 6th Jan 08 - Roger_Conrad
Stock Market Oversold - Rally Expected Next Week - 5th Jan 08 - Mike_Burk
US Economy Forecast 2008 - First Recession then Recovery - 5th Jan 08 - John_Mauldin
BIG BEN - US Fed Inflation Slight of Hand - 5th Jan 08 - David_Petch
Credit Crisis Deepens - ATM Withdrawl Limits Next? - 5th Jan 08 - Anthony_Cherniawski
Fundamentals of Growing Public Debt a Big Negative for US Equities - 5th Jan 08 - Brian_Bloom
Gold Mega Move Underway, Stay With It! - 4th Jan 08 - Aden_Forecast
CRB Commodity Price Index Trend Manipulation - 4th Jan 08 - Zeal_LLC
Invest in Russia 2008 - 4th Jan 08 - Yiannis_G_Mostrous
US Financial Crisis Worsening as Consumer Loan Delinquencies Surge - 4th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
2008 Huge Profit Opportunities in Gold and Natural Resources - 4th Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
Commodity Bull Market Super Cycle - Ready to Rumble on in 2008 - 3rd Jan 08 - Gary_Dorsch
Forecasts for 2008 - Stock and Financial Markets, Commodities, Housing and US Elections - 3rd Jan 08 - Tim_Iacono
2008 - Break of the Financial System as PRIME Mortgages Go BUST - 3rd Jan 08 - Jim_Willie_CB
Buy Gold Whilst Its Still Cheaped - US Dollar Doomed - 3rd Jan 08 - Alex_Wallenwein
Forecasts 2008: Sinking US Dollars, Gold Record Highs - 3rd Jan 08 - Adrian_Ash
Beat The Market By Using Call Covered Traded Options Strategies - Part 4 - 2nd Jan 08 - Hans_Wagner
Stock Market Cycle Investment Management and the Business Cycle - 2nd Jan 08 - Steve_Selengut
Gold Investments 2007 Review and 2008 Forecasts - 2nd Jan 08 - Gold_Investments
Credit Collapse Domino Effect to Send Stocks Lower - 2nd Jan 08 - Captain_Hook
United States Transfer of Sovereignty to Sovereign Wealth Funds - 2nd Jan 08 - Nadeem_Walayat
2008 Investment and Economic Forecasts - 2nd Jan 08 - David_Urban
Gold Beats the Stock Market for 2007 - The Baby Boomers Effect - 1st Jan 08 - Ned_W_Schmidt
Stock Market Trends for 2008 - 1st Jan 08 - Clif_Droke
2008 Epic Battle Between Credit Crunch and Central banks Liquidity Flood - 1st Jan 08 - Money_and_Markets
 

 

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