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By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB. As the economy completes two years of recovery shortly the time appears ripe to transfer to cruise control. This may take another 12 to 18 months to be completed. Thereafter, with our cyclical upswing already a ripe 40 months [...] 
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Most Telling Chart of 2011 (Wall Street Daily, 12/30/11) The Worst Prediction of 2011 (Wall Street Daily, 12/23/11) Farmland Blows Up in 2011 (Wealth Daily, 12/14/11)  By Prieur du Plessis, on May 23rd, 2011 posted in: Germany, Wall Street  2 people had their say - chime in!
Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi joins Thom Hartmann on The People vs. Goldman Sachs. A Senate committee has laid out the evidence. Now, Taibbi argues, the Justice Department should bring criminal charges. [...]
“We’re now over 11 years beyond the S&P 500 2000 high. This little charting exercise gives credence to the frequent reference to a ‘lost decade’ for investors. It also offers support for the wisdom of diversification across asset classes,” said Doug Short in this guest post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Stocks That Can Shake Off the S&P Warning (Investment U, 4/20/11) S&P Debt Downgrade Ramps Up Pressure to Resolve Budget Crisis (Money Morning, 4/19/11) S&P 500 Chart – The Art of Technical Analysis (My Trader's Journal, 1/22/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on May 23rd, 2011 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
Puru Saxena, chief executive at Puru Saxena Wealth Management, says the recent sell-off in commodities is a perfect backdrop for QE3. [...] |
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