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By Shaun le Roux Hum for a Blustery Day – Winnie the Pooh Hum dum dum ditty dum Hum dum dum Oh the wind is lashing lustily And the trees are thrashing thrustily And the leaves are rustling gustily So it’s rather safe to say That it seems that it may [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Secret to Gold Prices: Real Interest Rates (Wealth Daily, 1/20/12) Where is the Hyperinflation in America? (Learn Mining News, 12/13/11) Not Much of a Debate: Inflation is Part of the Plan (Money Morning, 1/31/12) 
Foreign observers more optimistic than people at home, writes Rowan Philp for the Sunday Times, Business Times (South Africa). Jane’s Information Group, the prestigious defence industry analyst, ranked SA alongside fast-growing economies like Ukraine and Vietnam in its inaugural “Country Risk Ratings”, which analysed 232 countries and territories. The report echoes [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Three challenges facing South Africa (Wall Street Sector Selector, 11/14/11) Winter Strikes Help Boost This Metal’s Price (Investment U, 8/1/11) South Africa could also do with interest rate cuts (Wall Street Sector Selector, 11/8/11)  By Prieur du Plessis, on March 30th, 2008 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  3 people had their say - chime in!
“This is one ‘mother’ of a market,” 83-year old market veteran Richard Russell aptly described what market participants were again faced with during the past week. Sentiment was fragile as the outlook was still dominated by the familiar cast of deteriorating economic data, housing woes and concerns about the financial sector. 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. [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on March 28th, 2008 posted in: Bonds, Investment, Markets, Money 10 people had their say - chime in!
What is the outlook for US bonds, especially as yields have edged up since their recent lows? Considering both technical and fundamental factors, I conclude that continued base formation is likely, but that long-dated bond prices could be hit hard once yields adjust to more realistic levels. Be careful – we’re in injury time. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) An Important Sell Signal (Comments for thetechnicaltake, 1/29/12) A Misconception about the Value of Bonds (Michael James on Money, 1/18/12) Let Me Beat This to Death One More Time (Comments for thetechnicaltake, 12/30/11) By Prieur du Plessis, on March 28th, 2008 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
I posted a scorecard for a number of global stock markets a week ago, showing the index movements since each of the respective market’s highs. This short post provides an update, but this time also showing returns in US dollar and euro rather than only in local currency terms. The bottom line: In times of crisis, correlations between stock markets increase and there is nowhere to hide. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Fasten Your Seat Belts for a Bumpy Ride (Money Morning, 1/2/12) The Best Emerging Markets for 2012 – Part 2 (Wall Street Daily, 12/26/11) My Two Favorite Ways to Play the Natural Gas Decline (Part 2) (Wall Street Daily, 2/1/12) |
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