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 By Prieur du Plessis, on January 31st, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  Leave your comment
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. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Prepare for Europe – "It's Going to Be Ugly" (Money Morning, 1/16/12) Take Heed! How the European Crisis Could Hurt U.S. Stocks (Wall Street Daily, 1/19/12) Europe Freezes - Time to Invest in European Utilities? (Top Foreign Stocks, 1/12/09) 
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 [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on January 30th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 5 people had their say - chime in!
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. [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on January 29th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money One comment so far
This post features a must-see video interview (including transcript) conducted by Steve Forbes with Jeremy Grantham. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Stem Cell Research and President Obama (Wealth Daily, 1/27/09) Cost of Obama Stimulus Could Reach $1 Trillion Now That Newly Passed House Bill is Subject to Sen... (Money Morning, 1/29/09) Why These Two Investment Fears Aren’t Genuine Threats (Investment U, 1/20/09) By Prieur du Plessis, on January 28th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 6 people had their say - chime in!
“Technicals say it is time to bail out. Cut exposure and prepare for rout. US depression looking likely. China’s 2009 implosion could get ugly,” said Albert Edwards in his latest research report. Click through to the post for the complete article. [...]
By Cees Bruggemans So why would the SARB only want to cut rates by 0.5% every MPC meeting this year, prime potentially falling to 12% by yearend compared to 15% today? Why not a little adventuresome experimentation, cutting by 1% every meeting, as potentially already discounted by financial markets or otherwise [...] More on this topic (What's this?) What to Do When Interest Rates Rise (Investment U, 1/22/09) Interest Rates Are Actually Pretty High (Learn Financial Planning, 3/15/09) Interest Rates Have ‘One Too Many’ (Contrarian Profits, 1/12/09) |
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