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I recently penned two bearish posts about the outlook for US Treasuries, namely “US bonds – the end of a 30-year bull market” and “Government bonds – what’s up?” Let’s now turn to two other analysts for additional perspectives on this very pertinent issue. […]

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Global Government Bonds Sell Off; Yields Hit 2015 Highs (Jutia Group, 6/12/15)

Stock Update: Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC) â€“ Charter close to pulling trigger on M&A b... (Jutia Group, 7/8/15)

Dividend Growth Stocks Protect Investors from Inflation (Dividend Growth Investor, 7/29/15)

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Picture du Jour: Stock market rallies in context

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 16th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Stocks

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Chart of the Day has produced a handy graph to illustrate the magnitude of rallies that followed massive bear markets. Click through … […]

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Bears Awaken From Their Worst Nightmare (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 8/24/15)

Oversold Technical Indications, Market May Be Due For A Bounce (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 8/21/15)

Buying Opportunity - Finally?? (My Wealth Builder, 10/24/12)

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Purchasing Managers Index gives back some gains

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 16th, 2010 posted in: South Africa

By André Coetzee of Kagiso Securities.

The seasonally adjusted Kagiso PMI gave back some of February’s strong gains in March, falling by 4.8 index points to 55.6. Despite the decline, the PMI averaged 56.5 during 2010Q1 – the best reading since 2007Q2 and up strongly from 50.1 in 2009Q4. The […]

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Purchasing Managers Index gives back some gains (Wall Street Sector Selector, 4/16/10)

Harebrained Scheme â€“ Indiaâ€™s government owned power utility NPTC plans to build a g... (Green World Investor, 8/16/15)

U.S. Manufacturing Sector: Up and Growing (Jutia Group, 6/2/15)

Read more on Kagiso, Chun Yuan Steel, Manufacturing at Wikinvest

Grading the Treasury

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 16th, 2010 posted in: Economy

The Congressional Oversight Panel is grading the Treasury Department again on its effectiveness and response to the foreclosure crisis. In this post, Elizabeth Warren, chairman of the oversight panel, talks to CNBC. […]

Global consumer confidence less than stellar

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 16th, 2010 posted in: Economy, Guest Bloggers

Wh the exception of Australia, the recent trend in global consumer confidence is nothing to get excited about, argues Rebecca Wilder in this guest post. […]

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Stock Market Hunkers Down (Gold Stocks Today, 7/30/14)

The Worst Kept Secret on Wall Street (Jutia Group, 6/2/14)

Canâ€™t Afford a Picasso? Try Investing in This Stock Instead (Jutia Group, 12/6/13)

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Fouding Father Advice

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 16th, 2010 posted in: Humor

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes … […]