By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB Are we really fighting inflation? There are times when understanding inflation is easy. Big demands are placed on all resources, shortages arise, profit margins can be inflated, cost and...
Read MoreJames Chanos is a legendary American hedge-fund manager and president and founder of Kynikos Associates, a New York City investment company focused on short selling. He rose to fame in the 1980s as a short seller who had a knack...
Read MoreRichard Koo, chief economist of Nomura Research Institute, rose to prominence early last year with the publication of his fascinating book, Balance Sheet Recession. He has just been interviewed by the brilliant Kate Welling at...
Read MoreJames Surowiecki spoke with Professor Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, about the mishandling of the financial crisis, the relationship between government and markets, and the future of capitalism around the...
Read MoreSource: Wayne Stayskal, September 28, 2009. Have we created an entire stimulus culture? Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreI will be traveling to Texas later today to, among others, attend John Mauldin’s 60th birthday celebrations in Dallas over the weekend. This should be quite a party, especially as a number of acquaintances from the...
Read MoreThe following comments come from Chris Powell of Gold AntiTrust Action (GATA): During last Friday’s hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on his legislation to audit the Federal Reserve System, US Rep. Ron Paul...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Puru Saxena*, founder of Hong Kong-based Puru Saxena Wealth Management. On one hand, the deflationists are claiming that given the extremely high debt levels in the West, further inflation is...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Doug Kass (TheStreet.com): Madman at the gates, September 29, 2009. Despite the strong share price...
Read MoreSource: Tom Toles, Washingtonpost, September 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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