Guess who was better off at this stage following the beginning of the crisis. The investor in the Great Depression? Or, the investor today?

The iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) continues to stair-step higher within a well-defined trend channel.

The point of a correction is to correct.

Mike Paulenoff is not sure what specifically triggered the pre-market thrust in gold and in the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), but there are probably 10 fundamental reasons.

Let’s see, what happened this summer?  Easy question.  The recovery went missing.

James Mound reviews futures and commodities in his weekly report for the week of August 30.

John Mauldin used to write about things like P/E ratios, secular bull and bear markets, valuations, and all of the things we used to think about in the Old Normal.  Now, the New Normal has to have its turn first.

In the US, half a million Americans filed for jobless benefits last week -- the highest number in nine months.  At this point in a typical recovery, job growth should be strong.  Instead, it is shockingly weak.

What might Bernanke's speech have said or implied that triggered the market response that we have witnessed so far today?

Investors are waking up. They are wiping the sleep from their eyes. Behold! No recovery.