This post is a guest contribution by Paul Sandison * The European sickness Well, well. Last week was quite a historical week. So, Christian Noyer, member of the governing council of the European Central Bank (ECB), has...
Read MoreI posted an article a few days ago entitled “China – better days ahead?” and concluded as follows: “Will China’s command economy come to the Western world’s rescue? Time will tell, but there...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Bennet Sedacca*, President of Atlantic Advisors Asset Management. One of the misunderstood facts about bear markets is that they must be resolved in two distinct ways – TIME AND PRICE....
Read More“Down, down, deeper and down”. So goes the chorus of a Status Quo song, but it is eerily starting to sound like the stock markets’ anthem. Another week and another plunge of equities on fears about the...
Read MoreBack in 2006, when bankers and hedge-fund managers “ruled” the world, Max Keiser predicted that a crisis in the global banking system would be triggered by subprime debt. How right he was. He now shares his...
Read MoreThe intricacies of the financial crisis is not well understood by all and sundry. The explanation below arrived in my inbox just in time to share with you for light weekend reading and to assist in debunking the myths of the...
Read MoreBy RGE Monitor As governments around the world fight rising unemployment, falling exports and bank credit crunch, and several central banks are facing liquidity traps, many are turning to restrictions that privilege national...
Read MoreWith stocks falling sharply and flight-to-safety trades taking center stage, the debate on what should (or shouldn’t) be done to stop the financial and economic rot is raging on. Although the mood is decidedly gloomy, if...
Read MoreThe comments below were provided by Kevin Lane of Fusion IQ. Analyzing yesterday’s [Wednesday] activity two things jumped out first, after a recent aggressive multi-day sell off (and multi-week for that matter) the market...
Read MoreChina’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) strengthened for a third consecutive month in February, climbing to 49.0% from 45.3% the previous month. Li & Fung Research Centre reports that there were...
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