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 By Prieur du Plessis, on March 25th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  2 people had their say - chime in!
Bill Gross, co-founder and co-CIO of PIMCO, is to my mind one of the shrewdest money men around. His monthly newsletter, this month entitled “Rocking-horse winner”, therefore always makes for thought-provoking reading. Click through for a few excerpts and a link to the full article. [...]  By Prieur du Plessis, on March 25th, 2010 posted in: Economy, Investment 13 people had their say - chime in!
In the third quarter of 2009 each dollar of US debt added produced negative 15 cents of productivity, and at the end of 2009 each dollar of new debt now subtracts 45 cents from GDP!” [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Why You Should Ignore the Coming Debt Ceiling Debate (Money Morning, 1/16/12) The Truth About the National Debt (Learn Mining News, 1/14/12) Make Your Hobby Pay (Canadian Personal Finance Blog, 1/10/12)
In this video clip, Charlie Rose discusses the US deficit with Paul Krugman, David Walker of the Peterson Foundation, Alan Auerbach of the University of Cal-Berkeley, Rep. John Spratt and Mohamed El-Erian of Pimco. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Paul Krugman is Dead Wrong: Debt Matters (Money Morning, 1/9/12) The Truth About the National Debt (Learn Mining News, 1/14/12) Make Your Hobby Pay (Canadian Personal Finance Blog, 1/10/12)
A picture speaks a thousand words … at least when considering the external value of the Chinese renminbi as measured by the Big Mac Index. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Chinese renminbi grossly undervalued, says Big Mac Index (Wall Street Sector Selector, 3/25/10) China, Big Macs, Roach, and Krugman (The Mess That Greenspan Made, 3/19/10) RMB vs DSUM: Comparing the New Dim Sum Bond ETFs (Jutia Group, 9/29/11)
By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB. Having successfully breached 11:₤ and 10:€ on the downside, and reaching 7.30:$ once again, it is a serious question whether the Rand can reach yet newer milestones this year (like 9, 8 and 6 before the comma). Rand strength against Sterling and Euro mainly [...] |
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