Banks – sorting through the rubble …
Source: Dwane Powell, gocomics.com, June 22, 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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Technical talk: Resilient, resilient, resilient …
The comments below were provided by Kevin Lane of Fusion IQ. What can we say about this tape other than what our title says, Resilient, resilient, resilient … Why do we say this ? Well, one only has to look at the...
Read MoreGone A.W.O.L – to Slovenia and Switzerland
I will find myself in Slovenia and Switzerland over the next two weeks, taking a break and soaking up some Northern Hemisphere sun with my wife Isabel and two kids, Monique (10 years) and Jean (8 years). Blog posting will be...
Read MoreGlobal stock markets – positive breadth
In order to measure stock market breadth, I find it very useful to monitor the percentage of stocks in the S&P 500 Index (or on the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchanges) trading above their 50- and 200-day moving averages....
Read MoreRecession – as murky as you get
Source: Olle Johansson, June 25, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreTaylor Rule, asset prices, risk and SARB
By Cees Bruggemans Interest rate decisions are not easy moments, as today showed once again, with the SARB keeping interest rates unchanged, prime being kept unchanged at 11%. It may have looked effortless, keeping rates...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (June 25, 2009)
This 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. • Barry Eichengreen and Kevin O’Rourke: A tale of two depressions, June 4,...
Read MorePuru Saxena: Transfer of wealth
This post is a guest contribution by Puru Saxena*, founder of Hong Kong-based Puru Saxena Wealth Management. After decades of excess credit and over-consumption, the developed world is finally being forced to deal with...
Read MoreJoke du Jour: Interest-ing times
In response to a question about the outlook for interest rates, Doug Casey told the following joke: Einstein dies and goes to heaven. When he gets there, St. Peter meets him at the pearly gates and tells him that he’s...
Read MoreGlobal stock market declines – threatening moving averages
Considerable media coverage has been given to the S&P 500 Index flirting with its key moving averages (remember to poll your vote here). However, it makes for interesting reading also to consider the moving averages of...
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