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Debt Commission chairmen Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson say a country that borrows 40 cents for every dollar it spends is “stupid”. [...] 
“The fallout on the fuel market will be severe following the 9.0 Japanese earthquake on Friday, March 11. 2011, since Japan will have to supplement their nuclear energy power production with coal, natural gas and oil-fired power plants,” according to energy experts Dian Chu and Bob van der Valk. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Japan Update: How to Proceed in the Wake of Japan's Tragedy (Money Morning, 3/17/11) Japan’s Market Stumbles in Wake of Disaster (Wall Street Daily, 3/14/11) Japan as a Warning to the U.S. (Expected Returns, 3/14/11)  By Prieur du Plessis, on March 15th, 2011 posted in: Geopolitical, Middle East, Oil  Leave your comment
In an interview with David Wessel, Daniel Yergin, author of “The Prize,” states that the turmoil in the Middle East is a “sea change” for the global oil market and that the U.S. and emerging markets are most economically vulnerable to rising oil prices. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) New Oil Prices Website (Learn Mining News, 3/7/11) $130 Oil Could Be Just the Beginning as Libya Crisis Intensifies (Money Morning, 3/2/11) A History of Rigged & Fraudulent Oil Prices (and What It Can Teach Us About Gold & Silver) (the Underground Investor, 3/21/11)
“The March 15 FOMC meeting is nearly certain to end with no change in the Fed’s current monetary policy stance with an indication that it would continue the second round of quantitative easing,: said Asha Bangalore in this short commentary. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Fleckenstein Pins High Prices on the Fed (Wealth Daily, 2/24/11) Hidden Inflation: Rising Prices Are Hitting Consumers Harder Than the Fed Will Admit (Money Morning, 3/7/11) Fisher: "Tipping point" is here (Wealth Daily, 3/22/11)
Daniel Thomas, the FT’s property correspondent, talks to economist Nouriel Roubini at the Mipim property conference in Cannes about the global economy, events in the Middle East and the double dip in the US real estate sector. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Roubini's Advice: Lend, Hope, Pray (Wealth Daily, 12/15/10) Six Reasons Roubini is Wrong about the Recession (Wealth Daily, 10/15/11) Roubini: Question Marks in the Arab World (GreenLightAdvisor Views, 1/31/11)
“Given the current turmoil, we are monitoring the situation closely but continue to cautiously look for potential opportunities to accumulate companies that are oversold and well-managed. We are interested in companies that are domestic, regional and/or international leaders, that focus on the core advantage of the countries in which they operate and/or those that are likely to benefit from increased budget spending and economic activity,” said Mark Mobius in this guest contribution. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Mubarak Won't Run Again: What's Next For CIVETS-Member Egypt? (Money Morning, 2/2/11) Revolution in Egypt… But Can It Unlock the Hidden Economic Potential? (Investment U, 2/14/11) Out of Egypt: Protests are Headed for America (Wealth Daily, 2/12/11) |
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