Richard Russell, famous market analyst and writer of the Dow Theory Letters, is regarded as the doyen of investment newsletter writers. And rightly so as the 86-year-old is one of the few men still around to tell us first hand...
Read MoreIn this 15-minute interview with Dutch RTL Z , Marc Faber, author of the Gloom Boom & Doom Report, shares his latest views on the lie of the international investment land.Source: YouTube, November 16, 2010.Did you enjoy...
Read MoreThe report below comes courtesy of Nouriel Roubini’s team of analysts at RGE.In March we observed that a long-term political cycle centered on China’s power transfer in 2012 was trumping the short-term cycle that would normally...
Read MoreMeredith Whitney rose to prominence as a financial analyst by predicting the problems at Citigroup. Ms Whitney has since started her own firm, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, and is now predicting dramatic declines in US home...
Read MoreSource: Eric Allie, Comics.com, November 15, 2010.Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreBy Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB.SARB Governor Marcus announced the MPC decision to cut interest rates by another 0.5% today, with the prime interest rate dropping to 9%.The main emphasis was on a slightly lowered...
Read MoreBy Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB.Who exactly are we (and does it matter)?In daily conversation, the confusion about South Africa’s economic identity often shines through, as struck me again at a major economic...
Read MoreJust in case you have not seen “Bernanke’s letter” that was posted by a guest writer on the FT Alphaville site, here goes:Dear Sir,Good day and compliments. I am Dr (Mr) Benjamin Bernanke, Chairman of Federal Reserve of United...
Read MoreThe World Gold Council yesterday published the latest issue of Gold Demand Trends for Q3 2010, which suggests demand for gold for the rest of 2010 will be underpinned by the following market forces:Outlook• Increasing demand by...
Read MoreThe October edition of Donald Coxe’s Basic Points research report (subtitled “Two Days After Hallowe’ en”) arrived in my inbox a few days late, but nevertheless still makes for good reading. His investment recommendations, as...
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