14 « October « 2011 « Investment Postcards from Cape Town

With investors blinded by “noise”, like rabbits in the headlights, market “internals”, or breadth indicators, are useful tools to assess the inner workings of the market’s rallies or corrections. These indicators are used to identify strength or weakness behind market moves, i.e. to assess how the bulls and the bears are exerting themselves. Read on … [...]

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One New Way to Invest in Indonesia (NYSE: IDXJ) (Investment U, 4/12/12)

New York Stock Exchange Holiday Calendar 2011-2013 (Money Morning, 11/21/11)

CAN SLIM Candidate: Changyou.com (NYSE: CYOU) (Wealth Daily, 8/31/11)

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Jim Bianco on inflation, Fed policy, stocks, strategy

By Prieur du Plessis, on October 14th, 2011 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

James Bianco, president of Bianco Research in Chicago, talks about the outlook for U.S. inflation and the implications for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Bianco also discusses volatility in U.S. stocks, the U.S. housing market and his investment strategy. [...]

Quote du Jour: U.S. private debt decline in perspective

By Prieur du Plessis, on October 14th, 2011 posted in: Economy, US

“Now that the credit binge has ended, we expect consumer demand to continue declining,” said Comstock Partners. “As consumers continue to be retrenched, we expect the household debt to decline below $10 trillion from $13.3 trillion now. With the deprivation of this consumption power that has been the backbone of the U.S. economy for the past 75 years, the economy can be expected to enter a double-dip recession.” [...]

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The Debt Compromise Doesn’t Cut the Debt (Learn Mining News, 7/31/11)

US Debt Downgraded Again (Learn Mining News, 8/17/11)

Kenneth Rogoff on Debt and Financial Crises [Live Updates] (Value Investing, 5/16/12)

Technical Talk: Daily market update (October 13, 2011)

By Prieur du Plessis, on October 14th, 2011 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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. 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. [...]

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This is the Scariest Statistic You’ll Read Today (Learn Mining News, 8/5/11)

The Big Picture for the Week of May 13 (Random Roger's Big Picture, 5/12/12)

Housing Bottom 2011 (Wealth Daily, 7/7/11)

Read more on Lingui Development, Hutchison Whampoa at Wikinvest

Countries most likely to have armed riots

By Prieur du Plessis, on October 14th, 2011 posted in: BRICS, Geopolitical

BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are among the highest risk regions to have armed conflicts based on the third annual Conflict Intensity Index, an annual study evaluating the intensity of armed conflict across 197 nations, released by risk analysis company Maplecroft. Guest contributor, Dian Chu, reports. [...]

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E-Waste in India grows by more than 500% in 7 years (Green World Investor, 5/10/12)

Anticipated India Gold Demand, Weaker Dollar Cause Gold To Rise (Learn Mining News, 3/24/12)

Indian Insurance Industry Story Sours with Job Losses and Exits with ULIP Reforms and FDI No-Reforms (Green World Investor, 5/16/12)

Read more on Investing in India at Wikinvest

Oil price to average $80 in 2012, says Tim Guinness

By Prieur du Plessis, on October 14th, 2011 posted in: Oil