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 By Prieur du Plessis, on February 13th, 2009 posted in: South Africa  2 people had their say - chime in!
For the first time in more than three and a half years, South Africans have begun to feel the relief from lower short-term interest rates. The South African Reserve Bank lowered the repo rate by 50 basis points during December 2008 and again by a full 100 basis points this month. But [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Interest Rates Are Actually Pretty High (Learn Financial Planning, 3/15/09) What to Do When Interest Rates Rise (Investment U, 1/22/09) Interest Rates Have ‘One Too Many’ (Contrarian Profits, 1/12/09) By Prieur du Plessis, on February 12th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 6 people had their say - chime in!
This post features a transcript of the latest webcast by Donald Coxe. He has recently resumed his weekly audio commentaries and the link to this is also provided. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The CRB Index: What Commodities Can Tell Investors About Stocks (Investment U, 2/18/09) What the Next Decade Holds for Commodities (Money Morning, 1/20/12) Play the Changing Commodities Game with a Click of a Mouse (Contrarian Profits, 3/4/09)  By Prieur du Plessis, on February 11th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 4 people had their say - chime in!
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner yesterday disappointed the markets with the lack of detail on the Financial Stability Plan. This post considers the reaction of stock markets and asks the question: “where to now?”. [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on February 11th, 2009 posted in: Guest Bloggers, Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
This post features detailed comments by RGE Monitor on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s Financial Stability Plan. [...]
By Cees Bruggemans At first blush, last week’s Monetary Policy Statement sounded again humdrum conventional, only offering a bland hue of policy conservatism. Indeed the first part made you wonder whether they were prepared at all to lower interest rates further. When Governor Mboweni came to the part where he [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Interest Rates Are Actually Pretty High (Learn Financial Planning, 3/15/09) Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke Not Yet Worried About Inflation (Money Morning, 2/19/09) How to Avoid a Depression (Contrarian Profits, 2/6/09) By Prieur du Plessis, on February 10th, 2009 posted in: Economy, Investment, Markets, Money 5 people had their say - chime in!
This post features a thought-provoking video with Nouriel Roubini and Nassim Taleb discussing how to predict a financial crisis and the five signs of a bear. They also convey important knowledge on how to cope with the crisis, both on a structural and personal level. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Prepare for Europe – "It's Going to Be Ugly" (Money Morning, 1/16/12) Nouriel Roubini: "Nowhere to hide" (Wealth Daily, 1/28/09) Take Heed! How the European Crisis Could Hurt U.S. Stocks (Wall Street Daily, 1/19/12) |
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