Regulation in “perspective”
Source: Jeff Danziger, Gocomics.com, April 17, 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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Chinese stocks tank – precursor of global markets?
Goldman jitters and the pledge of China’s central bank to immediately implement new lending rules to curtail property speculation have resulted in the Chinese Shanghai Composite Index plunging by a massive 4.8% this morning....
Read MoreGold: Euro, China and Goldman Sachs
This post is a guest contribution by Dian Chu, market analyst, trader and author of the Economic Forecasts and Opinions blog. Gold fell the most in two months as the SEC’s action against Goldman Sachs (GS) spurred investors...
Read MoreSEC: “The product was new and complex, but the deception and conflicts are old and simple”
Source: John Sherffius, Gocomics.com, April 17, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreKey reversals on stock markets point to pullback
Stock markets on Friday plunged from their 19-month peaks on the back of the SEC charging Goldman Sachs with fraud related to subprime-related products. Although the Goldman news served as the trigger, the equity rally has been...
Read MoreGoldman exposed
The SEC on Friday charged Goldman Sachs with fraud related to subprime mortgages. The Goldman share price plunged nearly 13% on huge volume, bringing the buoyant mood in equity markets to an abrupt halt. In the video clip below,...
Read MoreWealthtrack: Shiller on current stock and home values
This week on Wealthtrack, renowned Yale economist and “financial thought leader” Robert Shiller tells Consuelo Mack why he believes home prices could suffer a double dip and stock prices are not cheap. Shiller has several...
Read MoreMobius on Thailand
The paragraphs below come courtesy of Mark Mobius, emerging markets guru and executive chairman of Templeton Asset Management. I have received numerous queries on the current situation in Thailand since the violence on Saturday,...
Read MoreSimon Johnson – time to break bank power
Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson says big banks have returned to “unacceptable” pre-Lehman collapse risk levels. MIT entrepreneurship professor Johnson was interviewed by FT’s Chris Giles at the Institute for New...
Read MoreEuro wreckage reloaded
This post is a guest contribution by Joachim Fels* of Morgan Stanley. A pyrrhic victory… The joint euro area/IMF financial backstop package and the ECB’s recent climb-down on its collateral rules have clearly reduced the...
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