 By Prieur du Plessis, on October 19th, 2011 posted in: Investment, Stocks  inancial market volatility has receded significantly over the past two weeks. The CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) dropped from 45.5 at the end of September to 28.2 two days ago, before again edging up a notch. The drop brought the VIX back to less than one standard deviation from its average since 1986. While still high, it signals that anxiety levels have moved away from crisis levels. But what led to the easing of volatilities? Read on … […] By Prieur du Plessis, on October 19th, 2011 posted in: Economy, Europe John Mauldin, author and analyst, is absolutely certain there will be a “banking and credit crisis” in Europe; it’s just a matter of when. “We’re getting closer and closer to the end game,” says Mauldin. “At some point, whether you have a physical Lehman, you have a Lehman Moment. That’s what all of these debt crises end in.” […] By Prieur du Plessis, on October 19th, 2011 posted in: Economy, US In this guest post, economist Asha Bangalore comments on Chairman Bernanke’s remarks yesterday, focussing on how the Great Recession has modified “doctrine and practice” of central banking. […] By Prieur du Plessis, on October 19th, 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. […] By Prieur du Plessis, on October 19th, 2011 posted in: Economy, US dollar Nassim Taleb, author of “The Black Swan” and a New York University professor, discusses the “Occupy Wall Street” protest and his view of the global banking system. He also discusses the need to apply the principles of “Hammurabi’s Code” to the banking system. […] By Prieur du Plessis, on October 19th, 2011 posted in: Economy, South America “While the prospects for Latin American growth in 2012 continue to be largely driven by risks from abroad – the state of the US economy, the sovereign crisis in Europe and the uncertainty over China’s policy response – the region does have pockets of home-grown vulnerability,” said Daniel Volberg of Morgan Stanley. “Nowhere in the region do those vulnerabilities appear to be greater than in Argentina and Venezuela.” […] | Don Coxe’s Weekly WebcastPodcast – Dow Jones One minute - every hour - weekdays
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