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Fears of further monetary tightening in China have recently been weighing on the Chinese stock market. Of all the bourses, the Shanghai Composite Index (3,046 at the time of writing) is the only one trading below its 200-day moving average (3,059), albeit after yesterday’s good performance by only 13 points. Click through for the full post … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Investing in the “New China” with this Telecom Market Stock (Money Morning, 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) 
Investors should be holding healthy levels of cash in order to take advantage of “known unknowns” that become clearer as the economy evolves, Mohamed El-Erian, co-CEO of Pimco, told CNBC in this video interview. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) What the JOBS Act Means for Investors – and Why It's "One Giant Leap for Fraudsters" (Money Morning, 4/6/12) Can You Profit From PIMCO’s World of “Total Returns?” (Wall Street Daily, 3/21/12) Facebook Early Investors Getting Out Right before IPO (Value Investing, 5/17/12)
“Basically, all signs economic point towards yuan appreciation,” argues Rebecca Wilder in this short commentary, but … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Goldman Backs Money Morning Prediction That China's Yuan Will Dethrone the Dollar (Money Morning, 3/19/10) London’s Bid to Become the Yuan Trading Capital of the World (Wall Street Daily, 4/19/12) China Widens Yuan Band (Jutia Group, 4/16/12)
In this video interview, Charlie Rose sits down with Michael Lewis, author of hot-off-the-press “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine”. This book explains how some of Wall Street’s finest minds managed to destroy $1.75 trillion of wealth in the subprime mortgage markets. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Reduced Mortgage Balances and Foreclosure Prevention: Government Stupidity At Its Finest (Expected Returns, 3/26/10) The Student Loan Bubble is the Next Subprime (Money Morning, 4/5/12) Subprime Student Slaves: The Lowlife Trap of Higher Education (Money Morning, 4/17/12)
On Monday, Chris Dodd introduced financial reform legislation. In this video clip Jon Stewart brings his brand of humor to this otherwise very serious matter. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) 3 Trust Preferreds For High Yields Now (Investment Underground » Page n..., 4/26/12) 3 Trust Preferred Stocks To Consider Now (Investment Underground » Page n..., 4/23/12) Do You Have an Energy Royalty Trust? (Energy and Capital, 4/4/12)
In this guest contribution, Mark Vitner reflects on 25 years of following the US economy. Read on for his 25 rules for analyzing the beast. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Is the U.S. Economy Still in a Recession? (Money Morning, 4/27/12) What's Wrong with the U.S. Economy (Wealth Daily, 4/28/12) The Recovery is a Lie (Learn Mining News, 3/26/12) |
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