By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB.With respect, but the world is no longer in crisis.Instead, its clean up mode is far advanced if incomplete.It doesn’t mean there can’t still be ugly surprises as yet more is unearthed...
Read MoreAs shown in the chart below, September has traditionally been the strongest month for gold bullion with a rise of 2.6% above the August price. Gold has risen 65% of the time since 1970. November through February are also...
Read MoreThe comments below were provided by Kevin Lane of Fusion IQ.Over the last few trading sessions the S&P 500 has had its upside progress capped by the 200-day moving average (1,126 area) and its downside moves supported by...
Read MoreThe article below is a guest contribution by Bernard Tan (courtesy Fullermoney).The general consensus is that the US is suffering from chronic trade deficits and is frittering away its future wealth importing (and consuming) the...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy.• Arabianmoney: Marc Faber lectures Abu Dhabi on asset allocation and tips gold, August 8, 2010. If Marc...
Read MoreAugust marks the three-year anniversary of the beginning of the financial crisis. The collapse continues today, said Gerald Celente of the Trends Research Institute. Celente said that by focusing on the Great Depression,...
Read MoreThe interesting chart below on the movement in global residential property prices comes courtesy of the Global Property Guide, a site comprising probably the most extensive global data base in this space. The table shows...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Asha Bangalore, vice president and economist of The Northern Trust Company.The Fed’s unscheduled announcement on August 10, 2007 indicating liquidity provisions due to “dislocations in money...
Read MoreSource: Mike Luckovich, Comics.com, August 8, 2010.Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreThe TED spread (i.e. three-month dollar LIBOR less three-month Treasury Bills) is a measure of perceived credit risk in the economy. This is because T-bills are considered risk-free while LIBOR (i.e. the interest rate banks...
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