By André Coetzee, Kagiso Securities. The seasonally adjusted Kagiso PMI rose to 47.6 index points in October from a revised 45.9 during September. Last month’s 1.7 index point gain is on top of a 6.4 point jump in...
Read MoreThe Dow’s up, but why are Main Street Americans still reeling from last year’s economic collapse? With Americans still facing rising unemployment, foreclosures, and declining property values, Bill Moyers discusses...
Read MoreThis is a guest contribution by Damien Hoffman, editor of the very popular Wall St Cheat Sheet blog. This may sound like common sense to investors and traders, but most people – including policy makers – do not...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Vito Racanelli (Barron’s): The easy money has been made, November 2, 2009. The choppy action...
Read MoreLindsay Whipp of the Financial Times sits down with Jim Rogers in Tokyo for a four-part interview covering the US dollar, China, commodities and crisis-related issues. Part 1: Rogers sees brief dollar rally He says he has...
Read MoreSource: Ed Stein, Comics.com, October 31, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreThis week on WealthTrack, Consuelo Macksits down for a rare one-on-one interview with contrarian market observer and historian James Grant, publisher of the influential newsletter, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer. They...
Read MoreThe graph below shows the historical relationship between the annual change in the oil price and the year-on-year change in the US Consumer Price Index. Should the oil price remain around current levels, the CPI is bound to rise...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Renae Merleq (The Washington Post): Lurking doubts launch a sell-off, October 31, 2009. Wall Street...
Read MoreThe video clips below provide a handy summary of the reports expected on the economic, financial and corporate front around the globe during the week ahead. US: Employment, autos, rates Jobless numbers, auto-sales figures and an...
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