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Although I would not like to express an overly confident opinion, I suggest discussing two points : -main indexes vs broad indexes -interindex analysis To find a long term pivot in a market, I like to check different indexes of a same kind, for example, to get a view on the French...

Democracy ethymologically means 'the power of the people'... An unrestricted democracy where the mass can decide anything and infringe on fundamental individual rights is just another totalitarism. (example : the nazis deciding some ethnicities did not have the right to be alive)...

AA : Even in the US are full-autos legal in some states, although they require a classIII license. OHLC

To address 777's comments : Regarding individual defense, there is nothing that can yet replace a gun in matter of effectivity... even with a handgun, you are nowhere near sure to get a one shot stop, so let's not even think about something so called 'non-lethal' for defense against lethal...

Banjo, I dont need anyone's wealth, I create enough of it by myself. And until it dies off, this generation will tax me more wealth that I could ever have dreamt of. This is my opinion as an under 25 that have had a certain success . Over here, the situation is desesperate for people my...

Seriously ? :D Well, I guess I have such an analytical mind that I immediately find keywords and important concepts :p OHLC

Baby boomers, in all western societies, are the infamous generation that will stay in history for debt. This generation basically wrote itself a free check on the back of its youngs, in a selfish fashion unheard of in history. And it is just the start, since, at least in Europe, they are...

Moral would be that one can get a pussy wet with only 3 inches ? :D OHLC

Yep, I do care about it... caused me a few problems lately, as I use a lot of intermarket analysis. The adjustment is IMHO much more likely to be bear in matter of equities. OHLC

Not that simple, unfortunately... Especially for those who trade in LP from Europe, they have no status at all, and are subject to us taxes (ECI). OHLC

Just giving an example since every area has its specificities... An American citizen, salaried, would earn a net before taxes of about 50-75% more than its French counterpart, working in a similar sized city. Now, the French dont have to prepare his retirement himself, since the dues are...

Market top this week for me too... I would not be surprised to see the market back to bearish mode for a couple of months. Sell the noooozzz... OHLC

I think it is a consequence of the role of the UN during the cold war, resolution of conflicts between the nuclear powers, since only US, Russia, France and Britain have the H nukes (the real stuff, not the fission gizmos). Would be probably difficult to tell a country able to nuke the planet...

Also my scenario... Start worrying me that we all have the same... OHLC

In a different wording : exporters can ask for whatever currency they wish, provided they choose the $, which was the obvious choice for decades, an usage inherited from before the euro inception. Now, they can choose the euro and get liberated or choose the $. OHLC

Nope, this is what I try to explain you. On casual matters, whatever currency is used, but not in oil contracts. This is why eurozone countries have to buy oil in $ whereas the use of euros would benefit both parties. This is why Iraq oil exported in Euros would have threatened the $. Then...

Was true until recently, the largest of the countries you are refering to became a net dollar exporter last month. Regarding the demand, you are right on the two points : the role of the $ as a reserve currency (major point) and its role for individuals (minor point). Regarding international...

It is about the $, not even the oil. If the global trend was to continue, the $ would be increasingly replaced by the euro to trade oil and other commodities. As a consequence, there would be significantly less demand for the $. It would be back to its national currency value, which is not...

Absolutely not ! In the early 1800s, they was no such thing as Algeria, mostly tribes living without any kind of civilization. The natives were about 500,000. Then, the area was colonized by France, until the 1960's, when Algeria was some sort of French California. At this time, there were...

Soldier comes from 'Soldat', a French word meaning 'someone getting paid a salary('solde', comes 'from sou')'. Hence, a soldier is ethymologicaly a mercenary. OHLC