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 By Prieur du Plessis, on January 29th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  One comment so far
The world debt overhang is threatening the world recovery, because markets will realize at some point how risky it is and the yields on bonds will increase, Niall Ferguson, professor of history at Harvard University, told CNBC in a video interview. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Eurozone Descends into a Farce as "Grexit" Looms Large (Money Morning, 5/18/12) Greece’s Upcoming Election May Be its Undoing (Wall Street Daily, 4/12/12) Greece’s Currency, Eurozone Membership in Trouble (Value Investing, 5/16/12)  By Prieur du Plessis, on January 29th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
Technical analyst Kevin Lane continues to believe that after a bit of a correction stocks can move higher as investor liquidity is still not tapped out. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) IndexIQ Thinks Small: Small-Cap, That Is (Index Universe, 11/17/09) What Ails Harvard? (Skeptical CPA, 9/22/09) Is Big Brother Watching You? (Wall Street Daily, 12/5/11) By Prieur du Plessis, on January 29th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
Following President Obama’s State of the Union address (on which I posted a short piece yesterday), it makes for interesting reading to consider his approval rating against the background of the historical pattern. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Obamanomics: What You Can Expect if President Obama Wins the Election (Money Morning, 5/8/12) Philadelphia Goes the Way of California (The Value at Risk, 7/18/09) The Obama Bubble (Wealth Daily, 6/16/09)
The world economy is likely to crash and burn if it keeps gorging on debt, Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics at Harvard University, told CNBC in Davos on Thursday. [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on January 29th, 2010 posted in: Guest Bloggers, Investment, Japan Leave your comment
“Japan is not ‘insolvent’, at least that is what the external debt metrics say. But the only real policy flexibility is held by the central bank. And the Bank of Japan, ostensibly at least, doesn’t seem to be providing adequate liquidity,” said Rebecca Wilder in this guest post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) DXJ: The Smart Way to Invest in Japan? (Investment U, 4/19/12) Investing in Greek and Japanese Multinational Companies (Investment U, 3/8/12) Monday Night Readings (Scott's Investments, 5/14/12)
Much of Africa managed to avoid recession in 2009, but the social costs of the crisis could increase significantly in 2010 with rising regional unemployment. How can the continent improve its regional collaboration going forward? The speakers at Davos included Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa. [...] |
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