Upswing in economic activity …
Source: Gary Markstein, Comics.com, October 29, 2009. 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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Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2009)
Rewind the movie to before the stock market lows of March 9: stocks down, corporate bonds down, commodities and gold down, emerging-market currencies down, safe havens in fashion, including the US dollar and government bonds. In...
Read MoreRon Paul vs. Michael Moore
Ron Paul talks with Larry King about Michael Moore’s view of capitalism, foreign policy, and health care. Source: CNN (via YouTube), October 29, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (October 31, 2009)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Michael Mackenzie, Saskia Scholtes and Aline van Duyn (Financial Times): Trepidation as Fed prepares...
Read MoreThe historian’s perspective – does capitalism have a future?
Niall Ferguson, Professor of History at Harvard University and author of the brilliant “The Ascent of Money“, is interviewed by Martin Wolf, the FT’s chief economics commentator, at the FT View from the Top...
Read MoreDon Coxe webcast – updated (October 30, 2009)
Don Coxe has just updated his popular webcast, reflecting his latest outlook on (shaky) financial markets. You can access the recording here or from the sidebar of the Investment Postcards site (the column on the right-hand...
Read MoreWaxing nostalgic
Source: Jerry Holbert, Comics.com, October 28, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreRecession is history, economy back in business
This post is a guest contribution by Asha Bangalore * of The Northern Trust Company. The recession is behind us. Real gross domestic product of the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.5% in the third quarter after a 0.75...
Read MoreGeorge Soros lectures on capitalism versus an open society
This post features video recordings of a lecture series by George Soros at the Central European University in Budapest, discussing capitalism versus an open society. Part 1: Soros explores the “agency problem” and...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (October 30, 2009)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Richard Ennis (CFA Institute): The uncorrelated return myth, November/December 2009. • Peter...
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