This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Robert Reich (Robert Reich’s Blog): The great disconnect between stocks and jobs, November 18,...
Read MoreThe very useful comparison of the current US stock market rally with that of 1982 is provided in the table below, courtesy of Barry Ritholtz, writer of The Big Picture blog. It is when looking at the characteristics of a typical...
Read MoreI have always been a keen follower of trends in the art world as these often provide clues regarding the economic cycle. A recent interview of Edward Dolman, chief executive of Christie’s International auction house, by...
Read MoreDoug Casey is an American free-market market economist, financial author and entrepreneur. He has been writing a monthly investment newsletter, the International Speculator since 1979 and I always find his ideas quite...
Read MoreSource: John Sherffius, Comics.com, November 16, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreWith the US dollar falling down a precipice, spare a thought for non-US investors invested in US stocks and bonds. The graph below shows the performance of US 10-year Treasury Notes since the beginning of March in both US dollar...
Read MoreBy Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB. SARB Governor Marcus today announced no change to interest rates, following a two day meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee. Though there was a tremendous change in presentation style,...
Read MoreThis week Consuelo Mack WealthTrack is joined by Bruce Berkowitz, founder and co-manager of the Fairholme Fund. The fund is given five stars by Morningstar for its top performing long-term record – an average annualized...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • OUPblog: Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend, November 16, 2009. Every year the New Oxford...
Read MoreNorthern Trust posted a short comment yesterday on the Fed’s announcement to reduce the term of discount window loans from 90 to 28 days, effective January 14, 2010. To put this decision in historical perspective, the Fed...
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