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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Video-o-rama: Jim Rogers on the lie of the land
John Authers, investment editor of FT, has just conducted a wide-ranging four-part video interview with Jim Rogers, legendary investor and author. The video clips are included in this post.
No Comments » - Posted in Money, Markets, Investment by Prieur du Plessis
Monday, November 17th, 2008
South African Economy: Get Used to the “R” Word
The outlook for the South African economy seems to be deteriorating by the day. The South African Reserve Bank may try to defend the rand a bit longer, but it is inevitable that interest rates should be reduced without much further delay. That is the appropriate monetary policy for an “R” outlook.
No Comments » - Posted in South Africa by Prieur du Plessis
Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (November 10 – 16, 2008)
Turbulence was rife during the past week as more data pointed to the world economy facing a longer and more intense downturn than feared. Global stock markets were beset by angst and plunged by more than 6% over the week in the case of the MSCI Word and Emerging Markets indices, with the only safe havens being the US dollar, developed-market government bonds and gold bullion. Read all about this in my weekly review, highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators during the past week.
2 Comments » - Posted in Money, Markets, Investment by Prieur du Plessis
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Let’s meet up in the Big Apple
I will be donning my winter woollies and visiting New York City from December 3 to 7, 2008. There are still a few gaps on my itinerary for those wishing to meet me to discuss global financial markets, financial blogging or, for that matter, any money-making ideas.
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