After completing a degree in Geophysics, Bob worked in mining exploration. Inspired by the mistake of making money on his first trade, he joined an investment dealer. Historical research led to metals forecasting for large mining companies. This segued into providing independent research to ...more

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Bull Market Peak?
There is a history of commodities blowing out and 9 years later, a stock boom concludes. Since the advent of modern finance with publically-traded stocks and central banking the pattern has occurred five times.
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Market Valuation, Inflation And Treasury Yields - Clues From The Past
5 years ago

Hi Jill

You could stretch out your history to include all of the great financial bubbles. After the banking reform of the 1840s, the senior central bank (then, BoE) was allowed to liberally change administered rates. At times of great excitement beginning with the 1873 Bubble the senior central bank (now the Fed) has followed changes in short-dated market rates of interest. T-bills or equivalent. By many months.

For example, the 3-month bill increased to 5% in May 1929 and turned down in that fateful June. The first Fed cut on a normal post-bubble contraction was in October.

The 3-month reached 1.18% a few weeks ago and has declined to 1.06%, but has yet to break down.

There is an old saying in physics that if you keep your database short enough, it will fit your theory.

Both interventionist and "conservative" economists work with a short database.

Best,

Bob

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