The yield on the 10-year US government bond dropped from a high of 3.96% to a recent low of 3.13%. The key question for investors is: Will US long bond yields continue down or consolidate and move higher? In order to cast some...
Read MoreAccording to a recent poll, 74 percent of likely voters are extremely or very concerned about the current level of government spending. And 58 percent think the level of spending is unsustainable.Is the public right? Is...
Read MoreI am the first to admit that I know little about Australia, other than that many South Africans have made it their home over the past few years and that the Aussies are as sports crazy as South Africans. I am also cognizant of...
Read MoreThe ECB’s estimate of a further $238 billion in loan losses for banks is a “pretty generous number”, according to Ralph Silva from SRN. He sees the amount coming in closer to $425 billion as some already problematic banks “have...
Read MoreSource: Michael Ramirez, May 31, 2010.Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreWith less than two weeks to go before the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and the Super 14 rugby season having just ended, football (or soccer as we call it) has now moved to centre stage in South Africa.I will be...
Read MoreIn this clip, Marc Faber, author of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, addresses the Mises Circle in New York. The presentation lasts for 67 minutes, but try and view at least some of it.Source: Mises Media (via YouTube), May...
Read MoreAs stock markers correct, the valuation of Asian equities has been driven down to historically attractive levels, with the price/earnings ratio (based on profit in the next 12 months) falling below the 15-year average by one...
Read MoreOn this week’s Consuelo Mack WealthTrack, financial innovator Rob Arnott, founder and CEO of Research Affiliates, explains how investors can achieve better long-term investment returns by combining some new products with tried...
Read MoreSource: Bob Gorrell, May 26, 2010.Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
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