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China’s PMI numbers for February were released yesterday and received surprisingly little media attention. Although I am usually not keen to slice and dice single-month statistics too intensely, the latest suite of manufacturing indices does seem to warrant more than cursory attention. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) China’s Manufacturing Sector Stabilizes (Wall Street Daily, 4/23/12) China’s New “Manifest Destiny” (Investment U, 6/10/09) China Increases Gold Reserves to 961 Tonnes (Wealth Daily, 6/8/09)  By Prieur du Plessis, on March 2nd, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  Sorry, but comments are closed
Further to my post of yesterday about how US equities will react when the Federal Reserve decides to tighten monetary policy by hiking the Fed fund rate, Morgan Stanley provided an interesting chart. Read on … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Gold Prices Jump When Bernanke Hints at Stimulus (Learn Mining News, 4/10/12) Krugman: Why the U.S. Economy Could Use Higher Inflation (Money Morning, 5/2/12) Housing and Monetary Policy (Investment U, 2/28/12) 
In the video clips in this post, legendary investor Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, talks to CNBC about a variety of topical issues. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Buffett Rule: Do As Warren Buffett Says, Not As He Does (Investment U, 4/18/12) Warren Buffett Thinks You're Stupid (Wealth Daily, 5/8/12) Warren Buffett Stocks: How to Invest Like the Oracle of Omaha (Money Morning, 5/1/12)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) What to Expect From The Global Tourism Industry in 2010 (Investment U, 11/11/09) Harbinger, Spectrum Back In Spotlight (The DIV-Net, 5/16/12) Tom Gayner’s Reading List Added to ValueWalk (Value Investing, 4/13/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on March 2nd, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 5 people had their say - chime in!
“Without any clear-cut [charting] direction in place yet it makes sense to not take any big swings here,” said technical analyst Kevin Lane in this short guest post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Economist Gary Shilling: S&P 500 will drop 43% this year? (Value Investing, 4/11/12) Stocks Have You Worried? Here's What You Do (Money Morning, 5/14/12) Sell in May and Go Away? No Way! (Wall Street Daily, 5/10/12) |
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