06 « January « 2010 « Investment Postcards from Cape Town

In this post, Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Associates, sits down with Aline van Duyn, US markets editor of the Financial Times in New York, sharing his views on bond vigilantes, US mortgage rates and other potential risks for 2010. This is must-see footage. […]

Year-end/new-year indicators: progress report

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 6th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

December 24 marked the official start of the Santa Claus Rally period and yesterday the end. And the result is … the Dow Jones Industrial Index was up by 0.5%. So far so good. […]

Prieur’s readings (January 6, 2009)

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 6th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. […]

Chart du Jour: No signs of imminent rate hike

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 6th, 2010 posted in: Economy, Investment

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This post features an interesting graph, courtesy of Morgan Stanley strategist Teun Draaisma, on the timing of Fed interest rate hikes. […]

Jim O’Neill: Recovery will be stronger than forecast

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 6th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

The global economic rebound is likely to be even stronger than many have anticipated and developed markets have the potential to outperform emerging markets, said Jim O’Neill, head of global economic research at Goldman Sachs. Click through for the video clip. […]

Too many elephants in too many rooms

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 6th, 2010 posted in: Economy, Investment

“In the last year there has scarcely been a meeting room anywhere in which an elephant has not pitched up at some point. If one had to sum up 2009 in one sentence, it was the year in which elephants bred like rabbits,” said Paul Kedrosky in this amusing post. […]