Ian Wyatt

In early February, stocks looked as though they were breaking down. We had just gotten through the Dubai debt problem. China was raising reserve requirements for banks to slow… Read more

Somebody knows what do about the U.S. dollar rally we’ve seen lately.

A recent regulatory filing with the SEC on February 16 shows that George Soros’… Read more

The first revision to fourth quarter GDP is out this morning. And amazingly enough, it was revised higher, from 5.7% to 5.9%. This is the first time I… Read more

Stephen R. responded to yesterday’s column:

"There is sometimes a difference between doing what is legal and what is ethical. Goldman Sachs seems to… Read more

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There is an article at Slate.com making the rounds in the financial press. Warren Buffett’s partner at Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, penned a parable about America’s rise and… Read more

An influential German business confidence survey showed a surprise drop in the country, the first in 10 months. A cold winter has apparently hurt retail sales in Germany.

It was just last Thursday that we discussed "talking one’s book" and made special mention of George Soros. If you missed that issue of The Daily… Read more

It’s pretty hard to ignore the big news this morning – the Fed hiked the discount rate by a quarter point to 0.75%. Now, this is different from… Read more

You’ve heard me call out big-name investors who are "talking their book" in the past. An investors is "talking his or her book" when he/she states an opinion as… Read more