Leprechaun bailout
Forget AIG and GM – the leprechauns need a bailout too! This hilarious cartoon “stars” yours truly in the leading role, together with supporting “actors” John Mauldin (Thoughts from the Frontline)...
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Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (March 9 – 15, 2009)
Global stock markets surged over the past four days as investors adopted a more positive view of the prospects for the beleaguered financial sector and shrugged aside gloom about the economy. Citigroup (C) on Tuesday said it had...
Read MoreDonald Coxe’s webcast – back on air
After having skipped a week due to illness, Donald Coxe recorded his hugely popular weekly webcast again yesterday [Friday 13]. Don was previously investment Global Portfolio Strategist of BMO Capital Markets and now runs his...
Read MoreCredit market conditions – an update
This post is a guest contribution by Asha Bangalore*, vice president and economist at The Northern Trust Company. Credit market spreads have widened since early-February from the short-end to the long and risky end. As the...
Read MoreTechnical Talk: S&P 500 up against resistance levels
The comments below were provided by Kevin Lane of Fusion IQ. Back to where we started … As seen in the graph below the S&P 500’s multi-day rally back from the dead has brought the index smack dab backup towards...
Read MoreVideo-o-rama: Stock markets – turnaround time
Tuesday marked a reversal of fortune for global stock markets as investors adopted a more positive view of the prospects for the banking sector and cast aside concerns about the economy. The movements of the major US indices...
Read MoreJeremy Grantham: Reinvesting when terrified
What does one do with cash during this time of unprecedented illiquidity? In this article, Jeremy Grantham offers some advice to investors who may be in danger of falling prey to the “terminal paralysis” that often...
Read MoreWebcast: What’s driving gold?
Much attention has been given to gold’s movements in recent weeks, leading investors to wonder what current factors are driving gold prices. What is gold’s role in the credit crisis? How will this environment...
Read MoreStock markets: Relief rally or new bull?
I said the following in my “Words from the Wise” post on Sunday: “At this juncture, short-term movements are almost impossible to predict, although the sell-off over the past few days – a capitulation in...
Read MoreRoubini Global Economics: How severely will Asia be affected by the global recession?
By RGE Monitor The prognosis for Asia’s financial sector in 2009 is relatively better compared to other emerging economies and also compared to the region’s own experience in 1997-98. Even so, further GDP...
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