Most investments behave quite differently depending on whether we are in a deflationary or inflationary environment.  Get this answer wrong and it could rise up to bite you.

Are America's glory years over?

There’s a time to buy gold; and there’s a time to sell it. Which time is it?

How is it possible for a consumer economy to grow when consumers are spending less money?

It's payback time. The private sector has cut back. Consumers need to under-consume to make up for the over-consumption of the bubble years.

Mike Paulenoff likes the technical setup in the PowerShares DB Commodity Index ETF (DBC).

What are the elements that comprise deflation?

The US system of capitalism has become a system where the capitalists have no capital.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the financial futures markets for September 4.

Two things make Bill Bonner think the bear market is not over.