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After almost doubling since the beginning of the year and notching up seven straight weeks of gains, the Chinese Shanghai Composite Index has now declined by 12.2% since its peak of August 4. It looks if more downside is in store for the Index and it would not come as a surprise if lower Chinese equities serve as the catalyst for a well-deserved pullback in global stock markets. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) China’s New “Manifest Destiny” (Investment U, 6/10/09) Beijing’s ‘Buy China’ Order Could Prompt an Escalation in Protectionism (Money Morning, 6/17/09) China Increases Gold Reserves to 961 Tonnes (Wealth Daily, 6/8/09) 
This post provides links to a number of thought-provoking articles I have read over the past few days that you may also find of interest. Please also add the links to any other thought-provoking articles you would like to share to the comments section. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) 14 Symptoms of Stock Trading Addiction (The Wild Investor, 8/23/09) Must Reads August 14, 2009 (Contrarian Profits, 8/14/09) Introducing AlphaClone's Free 14 Day Trial Offer (AlphaClone, 7/13/09)
The US government stages a fake coup to wipe out the national debt. Welcome to Octavius Del Monte, Supreme Commander of the (debt-free) Empire of Octavia. [...]
By Cees Bruggemans Estimating where interest rates should be. Source: Cees Bruggemans, FNB, August 13, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail. [...] |
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