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) and Barry Ritholtz (The...
Read MoreGlobal 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 MoreAfter 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 MoreThis 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 MoreThe 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 its recently...
Read MoreTuesday 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 MoreWhat 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 sets inafter...
Read MoreMuch 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 affect gold miners?...
Read MoreI 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 some respects...
Read MoreBy 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 contractions and asset...
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