Rand prospects 2011
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the href=”http://www.investmentpostcards.com”>Investment Postcards from Cape Town” blog.By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB.With a high inflation...
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Markets in review (January 3–7, 2011)
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the href=”http://www.investmentpostcards.com”>Investment Postcards from Cape Town” blog.The past week’s performance of the major asset classes is...
Read MoreMax Kaiser: Face to face with Karl Denninger
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the href=”http://www.investmentpostcards.com”>Investment Postcards from Cape Town” blog.Max Keiser’s guest this week is Karl Denninger who is the founder...
Read MoreBill Gross: Fear mindless U.S. deficit spending
Bill Gross, co-founder and co-CIO of PIMCO, is to my mind one of the shrewdest money men around. His monthly Investment Outlook newsletter therefore always makes for thought-provoking reading.The following are a few excerpts...
Read More2011 risks, according to Ian Bremmer
2011 is set to be the year in which our understanding of how the world works will change. Ian Bremmer, President of the Eurasia Group, joined CNBC for a discussion.Source: CNBC, January 5, 2011.Did you enjoy this post? If so,...
Read MorePicture du Jour: Sovereign credibility and bank runs
Commenting on the European debt situation, the Council on Foreign Relations said: “In the midst of the financial crisis of 2008, governments helped to prevent bank runs by guaranteeing bank debts. Yet as sovereign solvency...
Read MoreJim Rogers’s top bets for 2011
Investor Jim Rogers shares his market views on Indian ET Now.Source: ET Now (via YouTube), January 3, 2011(hat tip: Global Investor Blog).Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards...
Read MoreBull and bear market durations
The current bull market that started on March 9, 2009 has been running for 667 calendar days. Bespoke produced an interesting chart, highlighting the lengths of every bull (green) and bear (red) market of the S&P 500...
Read MoreColbert Report: Gold faithful
Should the United States return to the gold standard? Congressman Ron Paul and David Leonhardt, economics writer of The New York Times, discuss whether America needs a new currency.A strange clip – nor really funny and...
Read MoreLaugh out Loud: Culture of power
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