05 « March « 2010 « Investment Postcards from Cape Town

The jury is out on the near-term direction of the stock market. The February lows are key levels and one should, in my opinion, give the uptrend the benefit of the doubt unless these levels are breached. […]

US PMIs – tracking the economy in pictures

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 5th, 2010 posted in: Economy, Investment

The ISM non-manufacturing and ISM manufacturing surveys were released earlier this week. This post provides a graphic overview of these numbers in the context of the US economy. […]

Face-to-face with Joseph Stiglitz

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 5th, 2010 posted in: Economy

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In this post, Charlie Rose sits down with Joseph Stiglitz, professor at Columbia University, Nobel Laureate in economics and author of Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy, to discuss economic matters. […]

Prieur’s readings (March 5, 2010)

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 5th, 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. […]

Global reserve currency: Chinese yuan vs US dollar

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 5th, 2010 posted in: Dollar, Economy, Guest Bloggers, Yuan

“While the US has been enjoying the reserve currency status, this is by no means assured for the future. For now, investors are seeking refuge in the US Treasury market. However, a broken-down political system, the debt and the deficit inevitably could sink America into a Greece-like crisis, bringing on the dollar’s demise sooner, rather than later,” argues Dian Chu in this guest post. […]

Credit card rules

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 5th, 2010 posted in: Humor

The more things change, the more they stay the same … […]