This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Michael Klare (The Huffington Post): The blowback effect: 2020, January 5, 2010. By the end of the second...
Read MoreJapan’s inexperienced government continues to have a bumpy ride with the resignation of its finance minister, but George Friedman of Stratfor Global Intelligence says changes in personalities will not make any difference to the...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Dian Chu, market analyst, trader and author of the Economic Forecasts and Opinions blog. The Chinese central bank surprised the markets last week by raising the interest rate slightly on its...
Read MoreSource: Bob Englehart, Comics.com, January 8, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreBack from the festive season break, traders pushed stock market indices to new highs for the rally, logging a full house of five up-days for the S&P 500 Index and pushing the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index – also...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Dian Chu*, market analyst, trader and author of the Economic Forecasts and Opinions blog. BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) Vice Chairman Bob Doll has been putting out annual predictions for 15...
Read MoreThe US Labor Department yesterday reported that nonfarm payrolls (jobs) decreased by 85,000 in December while the data for November was revised upward to show a gain of 4,000 jobs. For some perspective, Chart of the Day produced...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Bernard Gwertzman (Council on Foreign Relations): Obama’s first year: “great expectations”, “daunting...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Rebecca Wilder*, author of the of the News N Economics blog. I started research on India to further explore economic prospects after reading and (excellent) FT article on necessary labor...
Read MoreSource: Cracked.com (via Casey’s Daily Dispatch), January 8, 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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