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The Swiss franc has been in a strong uptrend since June last year, and rose in parabolic fashion during the first two weeks of August this year as safe haven concerns channelled massive flows into the Swissie. This has prompted the Swiss authorities to try to stop the franc from appreciating. Will they succeed? A research note from BCA Research casts some light on this question, as reported below. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Swiss Franc Still Trumps the Dollar and the Euro (Investment U, 8/11/11) The Swiss Franc Trumps Both the Dollar and Euro (Investment U, 8/2/11) Should You Buy Swiss Francs? (Learn Mining News, 6/6/11) 
The political dithering in the US and the eurozone triggered market turmoil and has driven the safe haven of gold to record levels, peaking above $1,800 last week. David Wilson, director of metals research at Société Générale, predicts uncertainty could push the yellow metal above $2,000 this year. But when stability returns he does not expect a price collapse. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Forget Gold, This Chart Reveals the Most Precious (and Profitable) Commodity (Wall Street Daily, 9/2/11) Why the Gold Slump is Not Over (Investment U, 1/9/12) Gold & Silver Banker-Cartel Prolonged Price Suppression Has Set the Foundation for an Explosive M... (the Underground Investor, 1/17/12)
Adam Hewison, charting strategist of INO.TV, brings you another edition of his invaluable service of daily technical updates on the ups and downs of various markets. This short analysis is a great tool for keeping one’s finger on the pulse and timing the markets. I have personally been using the INO/Market Club software for about two years and can vouch for these tools being extremely useful. Click through to hear Adam’s latest views on gold , silver, the US Dollar Index, the CRB Index, crude oil and the S&P 500 Index. Also, click here to have an instant analysis of any ticker symbol in your portfolio performed by INO. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Most Telling Chart of 2011 (Wall Street Daily, 12/30/11) Global Economy 2011 (Wealth Daily, 9/8/11) The Worst Prediction of 2011 (Wall Street Daily, 12/23/11)
Eric King of King World News on Thursday interviewed Bill Fleckenstein on the lie of the financial land. He is president of Fleckenstein Capital, a money management firm based in Seattle, and writes a daily market wrap column for his website, FleckensteinCapital.com, as well as the popular Contrarian Chronicles for MSN Money. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Congressional Insider Trading… It’s Good to Be King (Investment U, 11/18/11) The Most Telling Chart of 2011 (Wall Street Daily, 12/30/11) Bill Fleckenstein on markets (Wall Street Sector Selector, 8/17/11)
“While we maintain our cautiously optimistic medium-term outlook for the Hong Kong economy, given its sustainable role as a service center for China and the region, we are wary of the risk factors we outline above,” said Denise Yam and Ernest Ho of Morgan Stanley. “Moreover, it remains our concern that Hong Kong’s economic activity hinges heavily on asset market performance and prevailing easy monetary conditions, meaning considerable vulnerability to great volatility and painful corrections when capital flows reverse. The latest dataset as well as the developments in the US and Europe spell downside risk to our current 6% real GDP growth forecast for 2011.” [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Four Signs the China Growth Story is Cooling (Wall Street Daily, 8/16/11) US Debt Downgraded Again (Learn Mining News, 8/17/11) The Secret Way to Profit from the U.S. Debt to China (Money Morning, 8/1/11)
Fund manager David Tice (Prudent Bear Fund) was recently interviewed by GoldMoney founder James Turk, discussing the failure of Keynesian economics, the difference between real metal and “paper gold,” the likelihood of another credit disaster, the prospects for gold shares, and a lot more. The interview is 25 minutes long. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Gold & Silver Banker-Cartel Prolonged Price Suppression Has Set the Foundation for an Explosive M... (the Underground Investor, 1/17/12) Forget Gold, This Chart Reveals the Most Precious (and Profitable) Commodity (Wall Street Daily, 9/2/11) Why the Gold Slump is Not Over (Investment U, 1/9/12) |
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