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Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Another town, another train …


I will be spending the ten-day period from February 9 to 18 travelling through Europe (Dublin, London, Geneva and Ljubljana). My itinerary is going to be rather tight, but there will always be a few gaps to meet with readers.

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Friday, January 30th, 2009

SA inflation down by more than expected


By Kevin Lings
In December 2008, headline CPI inflation fell sharply to 9.5%y/y from 11.8%y/y in November. This was better than market expectations for a fall to 10.0%. CPIX inflation also fell sharply, dropping by 0.9%m/m in December, with the annual rate falling to 10.3%y/y, from 12.1%y/y in November. This was also [...]

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Friday, January 30th, 2009

Video-o-rama: Global economy – banked into submission


While financial markets remained mired in uncertainty, the who’s who of global economics descended on Davos in Switzerland for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. This week’s harvest of video clips therefore includes a number of interviews set against the backdrop of the snow-covered Alps. Some of the more interesting ones are shared in this post.

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Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Forbes Interview: Jeremy Grantham – the bear buys stocks


This post features a must-see video interview (including transcript) conducted by Steve Forbes with Jeremy Grantham.

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