In this video clip, Charlie Rose discusses the US deficit with Paul Krugman, David Walker of the Peterson Foundation, Alan Auerbach of the University of Cal-Berkeley, Rep. John Spratt and Mohamed El-Erian of Pimco. A link to the...
Read MoreA picture speaks a thousand words … at least when considering the external value of the Chinese renminbi as measured by the Big Mac Index. For those not familiar with the Big Mac Index, it is published by The Economist as an...
Read MoreSource: Eric Allie, March 23, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreBy Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB. Having successfully breached 11:₤ and 10:€ on the downside, and reaching 7.30:$ once again, it is a serious question whether the Rand can reach yet newer milestones this year (like 9,...
Read MoreI have discussed various yardsticks of evaluating US equities over the past few days. In short, my conclusion is that while the longer-term technical picture points to the cyclical bull market still being intact, short-term...
Read MoreING has just conducted an interesting survey (as reported by IR Web Report and Business Insider – Chart of the Day), asking investors about their sources of investment advice. The graph below shows people primarily rely on...
Read MoreThe video clip below features a delightful sampler of “econoparodies”, courtesy of Versus. Enjoy! Source: Versus (via YouTube), March 18, 2010. (Hat tip: The Big Picture.) Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Brett Arends (MarketWatch): It’s a jungle out there, March 23, 2010. 10 things Michael Lewis can teach us...
Read MoreThis is a guest post by Barry Ritholtz, editor of The Big Picture blog and author of the best-selling book, Bailout Nation. “I’ve been speaking to various institutional investors, and I can tell you there is little in the way of...
Read MoreWhile the stock market is ripe for a pullback, ingredients for a more momentous market top are absent, reports Barron’s Michael Santoli. Source: The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here...
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