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 By Prieur du Plessis, on January 24th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  One comment so far
This post offers a number of recommendations for the consideration of the incoming Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Geithner: Europe’s Work Not Done (Wall Street Daily, 2/27/12) Sheila Bair Told Administration Its Housing Programs Would Bomb, Was Rebuffed on Better Solutions (naked capitalism, 3/27/12) Bloomberg: Geithner says he will not serve second term? (ValueWalk.com, 1/25/12)  By Prieur du Plessis, on January 23rd, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money One comment so far
This post reports on Jeremy Grantham’s latest quarterly newsletter. “We are deep in the pickle jar, and it seems likely that, in terms of economic pain, 2009 will be the worst year in the lives of the majority of Americans, Brits, and others. So break a leg, everyone!,” said Grantham. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) High Oil Prices: The Truth About Obama's Misguided Witch Hunt (Money Morning, 5/14/12) West Virginians Protest Obama's 'War On Coal' (Energy and Capital, 5/10/12) Economist Gary Shilling: S&P 500 will drop 43% this year? (Value Investing, 4/11/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on January 22nd, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money Leave your comment
Marc Faber said that the new bank bailouts are not likely to work because they are run by the same people who prolonged the economic agony by throwing money at weak companies rather than allowing them to fail and encouraging the strong ones. View this video for Faber’s opinions on the financial crisis, the danger of government bonds being downgraded in the wake of the massive bailout plans, as well as the outlook for stock markets, currencies and commodities. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Is a Bailout on the Way for Spain’s Bankia SA? (Wall Street Daily, 5/8/12) Marc Faber Economy Is in a worse position today than in 2008 and 2009? (Value Investing, 4/11/12) Aftermath of a Crisis (Finance Documentaries, 5/18/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on January 21st, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money Leave your comment
This post deals with a textual analysis of the word frequencies of the inaugural speech. It makes for interesting reading. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) West Virginians Protest Obama's 'War On Coal' (Energy and Capital, 5/10/12) High Oil Prices: The Truth About Obama's Misguided Witch Hunt (Money Morning, 5/14/12) Obamanomics: What You Can Expect if President Obama Wins the Election (Money Morning, 5/8/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on January 21st, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money One comment so far
This post deals with an article from Nouriel Roubini’s RGE Monitor, providing an insightful look at the daunting economic and geo-political challenges facing the President Obama. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) High Oil Prices: The Truth About Obama's Misguided Witch Hunt (Money Morning, 5/14/12) Election 2012: President Obama Can't Solve High Oil Prices with Trading Regulations (Money Morning, 4/18/12) West Virginians Protest Obama's 'War On Coal' (Energy and Capital, 5/10/12)
The carnage on global equity markets continued in the December quarter as investors steered clear of growth assets in search of liquidity and safe havens such as bonds and gold. Global equity markets in US dollar terms as measured by the Morgan Stanley World Index ended the quarter 22,18% down after its low [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Free Steve Nison Candlesticks Webcast Jan 31 (Invest2Success, 1/31/12) Plugging Your Trading Profit Leaks (Invest2Success, 1/24/12) |
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