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 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?) The Big Picture for the Week of December 18, 2011 (Random Roger's Big Picture, 12/17/11) How the Yen-Yuan Agreement Benefits the United States (Investment U, 1/12/12) Investing in Japan: Lots of Potential, Little Growth (Money Morning, 3/26/09)
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. [...]  By Prieur du Plessis, on January 28th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money One comment so far
I mentioned in a post two days ago that all the major stock market indices were still trading above the key 200-day moving averages – an indicator of the primary trend. The Shanghai Composite Index (2,994 this morning) has since fallen to within a hair’s breadth of the 200-day line (2,989). Read on for more about this, as well as interesting developments regarding the US dollar. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) 2012 U.S. Dollar Outlook: How to Play A Short-Term Rally (Money Morning, 1/20/12) Challenging Conventional Assumptions (Gold Versus Paper, 10/24/11) Dollar Bull Trend NOT Over (Comments for thetechnicaltake, 1/13/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on January 28th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
“For now the tape remains defensive and the sellers for the first time in a while are in control of that tape. While this condition exists it will be hard to see anything but shallow bounces. However, at lower levels we believe buyers will re-emerge. When they do, along with the negative sentiment and trading strategies that are currently in place, equities are likely to surge once more,” said technical analyst Kevin Lane in this guest post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) S&P 500 Chart – The Art of Technical Analysis (My Trader's Journal, 1/22/12) What a Little-Known Market Tool Is Telling Us About U.S. Stocks in 2012 (Money Morning, 1/11/12) S&P 500 Chart – Ascending Triangles (My Trader's Journal, 1/8/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on January 28th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money One comment so far
I have done a quick textual analysis of President Obama’s SOTU speech. As to be expected “jobs” commanded a high position, having been referred to on 29 occasions, matching “work” (x 29) and trailing just behind “people” (x 33). Although mentioned a number of times, “economy” (x 15) and “deficit” (x 10) were not quite in poll position. Oops, I almost missed 21 mentions of “tax” … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) President Obama’s Favorite Chart (Wall Street Daily, 1/13/12) Wall Street's Washington Infiltration Continues with New Chief of Staff Jacob Lew (Money Morning, 1/11/12) Obama's Hydraulic Fracturing Pledge (Wealth Daily, 1/19/12) |
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