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  By Prieur du Plessis, on February 24th, 2008 posted in: Economy, Investment, Markets  9 people had their say - chime in!
Investors had to stomach another roller-coaster ride last week as mounting concerns about a recessionary US economy and the implications for global growth and corporate earnings continued to weigh on sentiment. Read all about this in my regular weekly blog post, highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators during the past week, and briefly reviewing the week’s market action on the basis of economic statistics and a performance chart. [...]
By Alwyn van der Merwe In the good old days economists used to work through the night to get their reports out following the budget. The reason was not only work ethics but the fact that previously the budget was full of surprises as the process was certainly not an inclusive and [...] More on this topic (What's this?) A Politicians Guide (aka Idiot's) to budget deficits! (The Political and Financial Mark..., 1/9/12) DoD Budget Cuts are Austerity by another Name (ValueWalk.com, 1/27/12) Explaining The U.S. Federal Budget Deficit [GRAPHIC] (Capitalogix, 12/18/11)
By Adrian Clayton Driving along the N2 yesterday I was again reminded without any doubt that South Africa is my home, not Britain, Canada or Australia, but SA with its unique problems and complexities that only a South African can relate to. Other than swerving for the ever present N2 pedestrian [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Three challenges facing South Africa (Wall Street Sector Selector, 11/14/11) South Africa could also do with interest rate cuts (Wall Street Sector Selector, 11/8/11) Winter Strikes Help Boost This Metal’s Price (Investment U, 8/1/11) |
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