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An update on the Eurozone economy via the latest PMIs – all in pictures. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Fate of the Eurozone Hangs on Sunday's French Elections (Money Morning, 5/4/12) Eurozone Descends into a Farce as "Grexit" Looms Large (Money Morning, 5/18/12) European Fiscal Compact In Crisis As Irish Vote Looms (Value Investing, 5/7/12)  By Prieur du Plessis, on February 23rd, 2011 posted in: Geopolitical, Middle East  Leave your comment
Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of Pimco, appeared on Bloomberg yesterday to discuss the unrest in the Middle East. [...]
The World Gold Council has just published the latest issue of Gold Demand Trends full year 2010. This post sets out the key factors that drove gold demand in 2010, together with expectations for 2011. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Gold Price Forecast for the Remainder of 2012 (Investment U, 5/18/12) What’s Happening to Gold and Silver Prices? (Learn Mining News, 5/14/12) Everything You Need to Know About Gold Prices (Money Morning, 5/11/12) 
In this presentation at Cheviot’s Sound Money Conference, Dominic Frisby, discusses why gold is the currency of the free. Frisby is MoneyWeek’s commentator on gold and commodities and also the presenter and producer of Frisby’s Bulls & Bears. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Gold Price Forecast for the Remainder of 2012 (Investment U, 5/18/12) What’s Happening to Gold and Silver Prices? (Learn Mining News, 5/14/12) Everything You Need to Know About Gold Prices (Money Morning, 5/11/12)
Colonel Gaddafi is spooking the markets, prompting a flight to safety and a spike in the price of crude oil. Such sharp rises in oil have many a time heralded, if not caused, recessions. James Mackintosh, FT’s investment editor, considers whether a downturn is now around the corner. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Most Investors Don't Know This Oil Secret... (Wealth Daily, 5/19/12) $1 Gas Prices (Wealth Daily, 4/13/12) Understanding the Fracking Process (Investment U, 4/19/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on February 23rd, 2011 posted in: China, Economy, India, Investment Leave your comment
“The emerging market powerhouse known as “Chindia” is becoming a focal point of global attention as China and India show themselves to be growth dynamos of the coming Asian Century. But examining these countries’ intrinsic differences, is more illustrative than listing their similarities—and the two countries are likely to be on a divergent path over the next five years in the areas of growth, economic policy and politics,” said Nouriel Roubini’s team of analysts in this must-read guest post. [...] |
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