(NEW Prechter Video) What Were You Watching at Dow 14,000?
Prechter’s October 19, 2007 Bloomberg interview was more than a 20th anniversary special.

A Special Video Issue of Robert Prechter's Elliott Wave Theorist is online now. But, before you watch his updated insights, please watch and read a few selections from Prechter's Oct. 19, 2007 Elliott Wave Theorist and Bloomberg TV interview on that day.

Credit Crisis: The “Naked” Truth
The Central Bank of banks utters the “D” word: Deflation

Is Gold REALLY a Safe Haven in Recessions?
With claims like these, we at EWI always do the same thing: We look at the data.

"Gold always goes up in recessions and depressions." Is it true? Should you own gold because you think the economy is tanking? Whenever we hear some claim like this, we always do the same thing: We look at the data. The results speak for themselves...

10 More Years of Higher Food Prices, or Deflation Instead?

A report by two international organizations says that food prices should remain high for the next 10 years. But in EWI's contrarian view, the louder the hue and cry about food and energy prices, the more reason to believe that the trend will end and become deflationary instead.

Nikkei: In The Mood For Love?

What's a good way to gauge sentiment surrounding a financial market? Try, the cover of popular magazines. And, in the last twenty-year history of Japan's Nikkei Average, the reliability of the "Magazine Cover" indicator has been phenomenal...

Deflation's Effect on Real Estate, Bonds, and the Dollar

At what point might the economy deteriorate so substantially that its condition and trend are no longer bullish for bonds, but bearish? And what about the dollar?

The REAL "First Big Book on the Credit Crunch"
After the Fact Acclaim: Irony Speaks for Itself

Yesterday I said that the Economist magazine had just published a favorable review of a book about the housing market crisis. The author is a respected financial journalist, and a thumbs up from a publication like the Economist suggests a book that deserves to be taken seriously. But consider these other quotes, specifically the "who" & "when" behind them...

Why Deflation Will Carry the Day for the U.S. Economy

Businesses seem to be caught between the Scylla and Charybdis of rising costs and thriftier consumers. We call it by its real name here: DEFLATION.

How Low Can Wal-Mart's "Lower Prices" Go?
Fear of Recession Lures Shoppers

Some analysts point out that during recessions, people often trade down from the stores they normally shop at. By that token, as Target loses sales, Wal-Mart and wholesalers like Costco gain sales.But the question may become, where will cash-strapped consumers go to buy their goods when they can't even afford Wal-Mart's usual low prices?

Does This Bear Have Legs?
Hibernation may be over...

It looks like a bear. We act like it's a bear. After a succession of booms and busts, this could finally be a Bear With Legs. Consider these reasons why...