Comments on: Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 28 – August 3, 2008) http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/08/03/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-july-28-%e2%80%93-august-3-2008/ Prieur du Plessis’s international investment blog Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:06:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: dblwyohttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/08/03/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-july-28-%e2%80%93-august-3-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5258 dblwyo Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:08:38 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/08/03/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-july-28-%e2%80%93-august-3-2008/#comment-5258 Prieur - a marvelously complete and thorough summary of the week's investment news. Thank you. FWIW my reading of the most recent US economic news is less sanguine than many, with perhaps the exception of Roubini. In fact when you deconstruct the data we seem to be beginning to cross a tipping point into a more serious downturn. A summary of the evidence and an assessment of where we stand in the cycle is here: http://tinyurl.com/567ma8 And on the int'l front IMHO we're about to see some pronounced and accelerating weaknesses emerge worldwide. In the developed countries because de-coupling was a myth and in the developing countries (especially the BRICs) due to inflation as well as a general slowing. That summary is here: http://tinyurl.com/59dwn8 Prieur – a marvelously complete and thorough summary of the week’s investment news. Thank you. FWIW my reading of the most recent US economic news is less sanguine than many, with perhaps the exception of Roubini. In fact when you deconstruct the data we seem to be beginning to cross a tipping point into a more serious downturn. A summary of the evidence and an assessment of where we stand in the cycle is here: http://tinyurl.com/567ma8
And on the int’l front IMHO we’re about to see some pronounced and accelerating weaknesses emerge worldwide. In the developed countries because de-coupling was a myth and in the developing countries (especially the BRICs) due to inflation as well as a general slowing. That summary is here: http://tinyurl.com/59dwn8

]]> By: Jonhttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/08/03/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-july-28-%e2%80%93-august-3-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5256 Jon Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:30:52 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/08/03/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-july-28-%e2%80%93-august-3-2008/#comment-5256 Great work and service in putting these clippings together.Thank You Great work and service in putting these clippings together.

Thank You

]]> By: PostOnFire.comhttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/08/03/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-july-28-%e2%80%93-august-3-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5246 PostOnFire.com Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:52:23 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/08/03/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-july-28-%e2%80%93-august-3-2008/#comment-5246 <strong>As Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets...</strong>As oil prices seesawed through the past week, fresh uncertainty about the outlook for the beleaguered financial sector triggered another wave of volatility in financial markets. Economic data were mixed, whereas earnings were mostly better than feared.... As Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets…

As oil prices seesawed through the past week, fresh uncertainty about the outlook for the beleaguered financial sector triggered another wave of volatility in financial markets. Economic data were mixed, whereas earnings were mostly better than feared….

]]> By: centuryhttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/08/03/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-july-28-%e2%80%93-august-3-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5243 century Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:14:11 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/08/03/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-july-28-%e2%80%93-august-3-2008/#comment-5243 Thanks for the pieces by Richard Russell. He is still the most experienced by far.There are so many pretenders/rumor mongers, its jungle out there. Thanks for the pieces by Richard Russell. He is still the most experienced by far.

There are so many pretenders/rumor mongers, its jungle out there.

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