| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Jimmy Margulies, April 8, 2009.
Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
 By Prieur du Plessis, on April 14th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  2 people had their say - chime in!
This post provides links to some thought-provoking articles I have read over the past few days that readers may also find of interest. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The One Question We Must All Ask Ourselves (Money Morning, 1/5/12) Did Bankers Deliberately Crash MF Global to Crash Gold and Silver Prices? (the Underground Investor, 12/26/11) Is President Obama Creating a Better Banking System by Capping Executive Pay? (Money Morning, 2/11/09) 
“As further supportive evidence to a rally extension theme being likely, sentiment has not become excessively bullish yet (typically a rally killer), even after the aggressive move off the lows,” said technical analyst Kevin Lane in his daily comments. He suggests stocks are not in danger because liquidity (buying power) is not tapped out yet. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Testing the Vervoort Crossover, Part 1 (Condor Options, 4/7/09) Knowledge is Power: Failed Banksters Edition (Top Foreign Stocks, 4/12/09) Newsletter Sent Out - Mar. 1, 2009 (The Wild Investor, 2/28/09) By Prieur du Plessis, on April 13th, 2009 posted in: Commodities, Investment, Markets, Money One comment so far
The outlook for commodity prices in the second half of this year is encouraging. The closure of mines and mothballing of smelters in the mining industry are leaving the industry lean and any improvement in the global economy, as reflation measures start bearing fruit, is bound to be reflected in higher commodity prices. A weaker US dollar will naturally also be supportive of commodity prices expressed in that currency. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) What the Next Decade Holds for Commodities (Money Morning, 1/20/12) The Worst is Just Around the Corner (Wealth Daily, 4/12/09) The CRB Index: What Commodities Can Tell Investors About Stocks (Investment U, 2/18/09) By Prieur du Plessis, on April 12th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 5 people had their say - chime in!
Five in a row! Notwithstanding sentiment for equities waxing and waning for most of the Easter-shortened week, bourses closed strongly on Friday and capped a five-week winning streak – the first since October 2007 for the major MSCI and US stock market indices. Read all about this and the implications for financial markets in the weekly “Words from the Wise” review. [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on April 11th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 3 people had their say - chime in!
Emerging markets are showing mature markets a clean pair of heels, having outperformed by 31.2% from the lows in October last year. The fact that developing countries are now outperforming the developed ones is a sign that global investors are beginning to take more risk – a necessary ingredient for stock markets in general to improve further. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Emerging Market Investments (Wealth Daily, 4/13/09) Emerging Markets: 180,000 New Investment Opportunities… A Day (Investment U, 4/13/09) World Bank: Emerging Markets Will Take Brunt of First Global Economy Decline Since WWII (Money Morning, 3/9/09) |
![[Most Recent Charts from www.kitco.com]](http://www.kitconet.com/charts/metals/gold/t24_au_en_usoz_4.gif)
 (requires Windows Media Player) 
|      
   | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copyright © 2012 Investment Postcards from Cape Town - All Rights Reserved Performance Optimization WordPress Plugins by W3 EDGE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Email
Baltic Dry Index – sell-off overdone?
Faber: “Bubble” exists in safest bonds
Investor Sentiment: Is this the end of the road for the rally?
Monetary policy: Week in review (Jan, 2012)
Recent Comments