With the S&P 500 Index and a number of other benchmark stock market indices flirting with cycle highs, I will be monitoring things very closely over the next few days to see if the market’s overbought condition spells more...
Read MoreCBS’s “60 Minutes” has just spent two days interviewing Michael Lewis at his home in California. Lewis, of course, is the author of Liar’s Poker, The New New Thing, Moneyball, The Blind Side, Panic, Home Game and...
Read MoreI often refer to the technical analysis of Adam Hewison (INO.com) to provide insight into the most likely near-term movements of financial markets. He has just produced four short presentations on various markets. As my day is...
Read MoreWith the United States preoccupied with two wars, Russia is taking advantage of an opportunity to expand its influence and control over neighboring states. The first phase is nearly complete, and Stratfor analyst Marko Papic...
Read MoreBy Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB. Another good week of data releases, suggesting economic recovery is on track, steadily climbing out of the hole that was 2008-2009. Electricity output rose robustly further in January,...
Read MoreSource: Ted Rall, 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 MoreIn the three-part interview below, Aaron Task and Henry Blodget of Yahoo Finance – Tech Ticker interview Marck Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report, and Mish Shedlock, investment advisor at Sitka Pacific...
Read MoreAn interesting indicator worth monitoring is the Barron’s Confidence Index. This Index is calculated by dividing the average yield on high-grade bonds by the average yield on intermediate-grade bonds. The discrepancy between the...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Harry Markopolos (BusinessWeek): How I got the goods on Madoff, and why no one would listen, March 11,...
Read MoreWho would have guessed the V-shaped recovery of the U.S. car sales just a few months ago? (See chart below, courtesy of Clusterstock – Chart of the Day.) Sure, we’re coming off a low base, but it is nevertheless an...
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