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Overpriced rand hampers competitiveness of SA economy
The extreme valuation of the rand, especially against other commodity-related currencies, poses a serious threat to South Africa’s competitiveness in global markets.Where other commodity-export economies are receiving a boon...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s 2020 vision
By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB.Are we ready to join the big time and host the 2020 Olympic Games?We certainly seem to have the money (!), organizational talent (!) and chutzpah (jiddish for cheek) to do so with great...
Read MoreECRI WLI: Slowdown or double-dip recession?
A significant number of pundits focus on the ECRI Weekly Leading Index (WLI) in their quest to make sense of the stock market’s most likely direction, whereas some advisors and economists are highly critical of the measure.But...
Read MoreRobin Griffiths: S&P heading to 940 by October
“I expect the rally to last for only a few more days with highs for the S&P 500 and FTSE 100 to be reached by next week at the latest,” Robin Griffiths from Cazenove Capital told CNBC. “I expect losses for equities...
Read MoreGerman IFO: What slowdown?
German business confidence improved strongly in July, taking economists by surprise. The business expectations, current situation and business climate indices are all approaching the highs last seen at the start of 2007. The...
Read MoreUK growth surprises on the upside
Contrary to expectations, UK GDP growth in the second quarter of this year exceeded expectations by a significant margin. The economy grew by 1.6% compared to a year ago, while the market expected 1.0%. The growth in the...
Read MoreDon Coxe webcast – updated (July 23, 2010.)
Don Coxe has updated his popular webcast on Friday, July 23 – good news for his followers. You can access the recording here or from the sidebar of the Investment Postcards site (the column on the right-hand side) by clicking on...
Read MoreWealthtrack: Hersh Cohen on how to boost income
On this week’s WealthTrack, Consuelo Mack interviewsHersh Cohen, Chief Investment Officer of ClearBridge Advisors, a division of Legg Mason. The key question posed to him is: “How long can low yielding bonds deliver better...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (July 26, 2010)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy.• John Hussman (Hussman Funds): Betting on a bubble, bracing for a fall, July 26, 2010. If you exclude the...
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