By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB. There lingers a deep uncertainty in the world at large, as much here as abroad, in financial markets as among policymakers, touching investors, consumers, boardrooms. Periodically such...
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Read MoreI have considered a number of market breadth indicators in recent posts in order to gauge how the bulls and the bears are exerting themselves. The Bullish Percent Index is another useful tool in this regard and shows 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. • John Authers (Financial Mail): Investors have no new reasons to be fearful, January 30, 2010. Last year’s...
Read MoreGideon Rachman of the Financial Times talks to South Arican Finance minister Pravin Gordhan about the priorities for the new parliament, job creation and the World Cup. Source: Gideon Rachman, Financial Times, January 29, 2010....
Read MoreGeorge Friedman, CEO of Stratfor Global Intelligence, discusses his book, The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century. This video clip was recorded a year ago, but is as topical today as it was then. Part 1: Part 2:...
Read MoreSource: Jeff Stahler, Comics.com. January 29, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreA summary of the movements of major global stock markets for the past week and various other measurement periods is given in the table below. Click here or on the table below for a larger image. The nascent stock market...
Read MoreThe past week’s performance of the major asset classes is summarized in the chart below – a set of numbers indicating heightened risk aversion on the back of growing concerns about sovereign debt issues, the longevity of...
Read MoreBreadth indicators are useful tools to assess the inner workings of the market’s rallies or corrections, and these indicators are used to identify strength or weakness behind market moves, i.e. to assess how the bulls and the...
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