By Cees Bruggemans The nice thing about an unpredictable central bank is that it should surprise you pleasantly at least sometimes. In June, SARB emphasized upside risks to the inflation forecast, disappointing many by not...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of thought-provoking articles I have read over the past few days that you may also find of interest. Please also add the links to any other thought-provoking articles you would like to share...
Read MoreThis week in WealthTrack’s series on Great Investors, Consuelo Mack features Mark Headley, chairman of the board of Matthews International Capital Management, which runs a family of Asia-focused mutual funds. Headley...
Read MoreSource: Joe Heller, August 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 MoreDuring the week marking the second anniversary of the start of the credit crunch, stocks, copper, nickel, zinc and sugar recorded fresh 2009 highs. But the celebrations came to an abrupt end as caution crept back into...
Read MoreI yesterday published a short post on Chinese equities and said: “… it looks if more downside is in store for the Shanghai Composite Index and it would not come as a surprise if lower Chinese equities serve as the...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Rebecca Wilder*, author of the News N Economics blog. I wrote an article some time back about the pathetic recovery expected by economists. In that article, Spencer (of Angry Bear) gave the...
Read MoreSource: YouTube, August 3, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreAfter almost doubling since the beginning of the year and notching up seven straight weeks of gains, the Chinese Shanghai Composite Index (3,046) has now declined by 12.2% since its peak of August 4. This morning the Index...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of thought-provoking articles I have read over the past few days that you may also find of interest. Please also add the links to any other thought-provoking articles you would like to share...
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