“We’re going to have another recession, I guarantee you … By 2012 say, it’s time for another recession,” Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, told CNBC. “The next time it’s going to be worse because we’ve shot all of our...
Read MoreSource: John Deering, GoComics.com, March 15, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreAs reported over the weekend (via US Global Investors), the latest Chinese inflation figures surpassed the one-year deposit rate of 2.25%. Negative real interest rates may provide an additional incentive to drive asset prices...
Read MoreInvestors should be holding healthy levels of cash in order to take advantage of “known unknowns” that become clearer as the economy evolves, Mohamed El-Erian, co-CEO of Pimco, told CNBC. “There are cyclical tailwinds for now...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Rebecca Wilder, author of the of the News N Economics blog. Don’t let anybody tell you they know what the Chinese government will do with the yuan because they don’t. If you are interested in...
Read MoreCharlie Rose sits down with Michael Lewis, author of Liar’s Poker, The New New Thing, Moneyball, The Blind Side, Panic, Home Game and hot-off-the-press The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. His new book explains how some...
Read MoreOn Monday, Chris Dodd introduced financial reform legislation. In this video clip Jon Stewart brings his brand of humor to this otherwise very serious matter. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c In Dodd...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Mark Vitner, managing director and senior economist at Well Fargo Economics Group. The summer of 2009 marked my 25th year of analyzing the economy on a professional basis. Through this period...
Read MoreSource: Ted Rall, SlateV.com, March 16, 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. Last year’s recession has been hard for many South Africans, judging by employment losses (some 400 000 formal jobs gone), house foreclosures, nominal house price declines, reduced...
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