Is this what the EU map now looks like?
Source: Gary Varvel, Comics.com, May 2, 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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Stocks over-discount economic recovery
The graph below from Citi economist Steven Wieting (courtesy of Clusterstock – Business Insider) conveys a message I have been propagating for a while, i.e. that stocks have moved up too quickly relative to the pace of the...
Read MoreFaber: China’s stock market and economy may crash within 12 months
Marc Faber talks with Bloomberg about the outlook for China’s economy. Faber also discusses Greece’s debt crisis and the euro, the commodities market, and the implications of political unrest in Thailand for the nation’s economy...
Read MoreThe commodities con
This post is a guest contribution by Niels Jensen*, chief executive partner of London-based Absolute Return Partners.“There is a very easy way to return from a casino with a small fortune: go there with a large one.” Jack...
Read MoreUK election – the whole truth!
Source: Wonkie.com, May 5, 2010.Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MorePrieur’s readings (May 6, 2010)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy.• Stephen Gandel (Time): Business lending: Finally on the comeback? May 5, 2010.• Daniel Gross (Slate): The...
Read MoreWhat Henry Goldman would say
June Breton Fisher, author of “When Money Was In Fashion”, discusses what her grandfather Henry Goldman might say about the current charges against the firm that bears his name.Source: TheStreet.com, May 5, 2010.Did you enjoy...
Read MoreBill Gross: Rating agencies – no common sense or intelligence
Bill Gross, co-founder and co-CIO of PIMCO, is to my mind one of the shrewdest money men around. His monthly newsletter, this month entitled “Lovin’ Spoonful”, therefore always makes for thought-provoking reading.The following...
Read MoreBlame the rating agencies
In this interview, Bill Gross, co-founder and co-CIO of PIMCO, discusses whether America is letting the rating agencies off the hook.Source: CNBC, May 5, 2010.Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to...
Read MoreRating agencies: Tripple A gets a new meaning!
Source: John Sherffius, Comics.com, May 5, 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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