El-Erian says in hindsight QE2 made no sense, QE3 not likely
Pimco CEO Mohamed El-Erian says the Fed initiated QE2 without vital information from Congress and the economic argument for a third round of Fed quantitative easing is weak.
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RGE: Great speculations – why China is so bubble-friendly
“The Chinese system is a game with its own controls that can send shockwaves through global systems as local prices diverge from global asset markets and arbitragers elsewhere narrow the gap. Investors should be careful to...
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Read MoreIs the U.S. heading for a recession?
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.The closely-watched smoothed growth rate of the ECRI Weekly Leading Index (WLI) is about to peak, indicating that the WLI is losing...
Read MoreGold is the safest currency, says Richard Russell
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.In a rare public talk, Richard Russell, 86-year old author of the Dow Theory Letters, made an appearance at the Casey Research Gold and...
Read MoreGlobal growth in the wake of Japan’s earthquake
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.“Japan – a shrinking player in the world economy,” says BCA Research in a new report.“According to IMF data,...
Read MoreNuclear physicist on Japanese crisis
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.Nuclear physicist Kirby Kemper gives his assessment of the Japan nuclear crisis, including the likelihood of a meltdown and radiation...
Read MoreFukushima vs. Three Mile Island vs. Chernobyl
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.The report below comes courtesy of Mikka Pineda of Roubini Global Economics.This year marks Chernobyl’s 25th anniversary, and how...
Read MoreBarton Biggs: Ordering Japanese
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.Barton Biggs, Traxis Partners managing partner, didn’t own Japan before, but says he jumped in yesterday. Biggs believes the...
Read MoreMarch 15 FOMC Meeting – Fed somewhat more bullish
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.This post is a guest contribution by Asha Bangalore, vice president and economist of The Northern Trust Company.The Fed left the...
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