The comments below were provided by Peter Greene of Fusion IQ. In the midst of the longest and deepest, post World-War II recession, America’s financial position relative to the rest of the world has deteriorated sharply....
Read MoreNiall Ferguson’s book, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, is now available in a full-length four-part documentary. Known for his intellectual firepower, Ferguson is an historian who specializes in...
Read MoreSource: Michael Ramirez, July 15, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreThe paragraphs below are excerpts from a recent report by David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist of Gluskin Sheff & Associates. “The consensus says that the era of the secular decline in government bond yields...
Read MoreI regularly monitor the breadth of the stock market, or so-called market “internals”, for guidance regarding the most likely direction for equities. This is worthwhile research as I have often seen breadth leading...
Read MoreAs we see glimmers of an exit from the recession, Paul Kasriel, Northern Trust’s chief economist, examines evidence to answer the question “Is the Worst Over?” Click here or on the image below to view the video...
Read MoreSource: Bruce Beattie, July 10, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreBy Cees Bruggemans After massive shocks savaged the economy last year, by 4Q2008 (really already 3Q2008) putting us into recession, the only question basically mattering now is whether there are yet more of these massive shocks...
Read MoreWith the S&P 500 Index after yesterday’s surge again slightly above the “neckline” (of the head-and-shoulders formation referred in a post last week), I will be monitoring things very closely over the next...
Read MoreArtist Geoffrey Raymond takes “Big Lloyd Three” outside the Goldman Sachs and New York Stock Exchange buildings to let employees, investors and passers-by tell him how they feel. Raymond unveiled the portrait of...
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