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By Mokgatla Madisha December’s survey results suggest a stabilisation of the deterioration in manufacturing business activity. The seasonally adjusted Investec PMI came in just above 40 index points, at 40.1 – only marginally higher than the record low of 39.5 posted in November. Both the seasonally adjusted indicators for output and [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Startup Innovators Look for Traction After Las Vegas (Wall Street Daily, 1/20/12) U.S. Manufacturing Vitality Offers Opportunities (Investment U, 1/12/12) IAM: Out of the ordinary (The Big Pond, 3/10/09)   By Prieur du Plessis, on January 18th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  2 people had their say - chime in!
Investor sentiment around the globe was negatively impacted during 2009’s second full week of trading as a barrage of bleak economic and corporate news offered more confirmation of a deepening recession, bringing risk aversion to center stage. Read all about this and the implications for financial markets in my weekly review. [...]
Hat tip: Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture, January 9, 2009.
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By Prieur du Plessis, on January 16th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money One comment so far
Risk appetite around the globe deteriorated over the past few days as an avalanche of negative economic and corporate news battered already fragile investor sentiment. A few of the more interesting video clips on the economy and various asset classes that attracted my attention are shared in this post. [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on January 14th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 7 people had their say - chime in!
For the world’s financial system to start functioning normally again, it is imperative that confidence in the credit markets be restored. This post is an update on the “Credit Crisis Watch”, gauging the progress being made to unclog credit markets. [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on January 13th, 2009 posted in: Guest Bloggers, Investment, Markets, Money 7 people had their say - chime in!
“With the ‘blow-off’ move in Treasuries we just had, my guess is that the top is in, perhaps for a very long time … like a decade,” said Bennet Sedacca in a short guest post about the outlook for government bonds. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) A Misconception about the Value of Bonds (Michael James on Money, 1/18/12) The Bond Crisis Looms (Expected Returns, 10/19/11) Rising Government Bond Rates Push Eurozone Debt Crisis to the Precipice of Collapse (Money Morning, 11/18/11) |
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