http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/RSS-Feeds/rssfeeds.html Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:48:55 GMT Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:43:16 GMT en-GB Fleet Street Publications Sitecore CMS: http://www.sitecore.net. Sitecore RSS module: Sitecore.Modules.RSS, Version=1.2.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null The US National Center for Health Statistics just reported a population milestone. In 2007, 4,315,000 babies were born in the US. This means that more babies were born in the US last year than any other year in history. We’ve been hearing about Baby Boomers for the last 50 years. The US has just beaten their baby boom peak of 1957 by 15,000. My big concern when I read these figures was water. http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/fleet-street-daily/Articles/american-baby-boom-00085.aspx Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:43:16 GMT http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/fleet-street-daily/Articles/american-baby-boom-00085.aspx In fact, China isn’t even the most exciting Asian market. In a moment, I’ll show you the one Asian market that I believe is going to outperform all the others in the coming months. http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Investment-Services/Profit-Hunter/Articles/asian-markets-rebound-00074.aspx Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:18:24 GMT http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Investment-Services/Profit-Hunter/Articles/asian-markets-rebound-00074.aspx Another man who is finding today’s conditions quite to his liking is Mike Johnson, who is fast recovering the fortunes of a real AIM minnow with the strange name of 1PM. http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/Penny-Sleuth/Articles/golden-age-lending-00162.aspx Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:08:15 GMT http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/Penny-Sleuth/Articles/golden-age-lending-00162.aspx “Oil hits a new record high!” We were getting used to that, weren’t we? But as the price of a barrel ticked up, whispers about a bubble grew until they became deafening shrieks. “It’s all speculators!” was the cry. No less a speculator than George Soros said as much to the US Senate (which, let’s face it, was a bit rich of him, wasn’t it?). The market seemed to be getting ahead of itself... http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/fleet-street-daily/Articles/has-oil-bubble-burst-00084.aspx Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:47:44 GMT http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/fleet-street-daily/Articles/has-oil-bubble-burst-00084.aspx We’ve seen 24 Indian companies list on the AIM over the last two and a half years. That gives you the chance to invest in everything from Indian infrastructure projects to clean energy providers to Bollywood film studios. http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Investment-Services/Profit-Hunter/Articles/india-stock-market-00073.aspx Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:49:33 GMT http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Investment-Services/Profit-Hunter/Articles/india-stock-market-00073.aspx "The lowest-paid member of staff tends to be the guy who locks and unlocks the office. So if he strikes, you’ve kind of got no choice!" I’ve been predicting industrial unrest for months now. As I see it, a union’s natural inclination is to demand higher pay if its members are feeling poorer. Right now, the official inflation rate is 3.8%. But if you look at the retail price index (RPI) — the measure commonly used in pay negotiations — it’s 4.6%. http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/fleet-street-daily/Articles/decent-wages-guarantee-inflation-00083.aspx Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:45:34 GMT http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/fleet-street-daily/Articles/decent-wages-guarantee-inflation-00083.aspx They’re still struggling with a 26% inflation rate but Vietnam’s central bank has been raising interest rates aggressively to bring it back down to single-digits next year. That’s good news because it was nervousness about surging inflation that led to foreign investors pulling-out of this market. http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Investment-Services/Profit-Hunter/Articles/market-asia-00072.aspx Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:52:32 GMT http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Investment-Services/Profit-Hunter/Articles/market-asia-00072.aspx These are companies that prove that there is life outside the wretched banking and consumer sectors. There are industries out there that are benefiting from the very trends that threaten recession. http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/Penny-Sleuth/Articles/three-beautiful-babies-00161.aspx Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:04:42 GMT http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/Penny-Sleuth/Articles/three-beautiful-babies-00161.aspx Fewer people want to buy, because they think house prices will fall. But fewer want to sell at the prevailing price. Some are in denial, and won’t accept that their primary asset is worth what they hoped. Others are deciding to stay put and wait for things to improve. Who’ll blink first? I’ll tell you who — the sellers. It’s already happening. House prices are gradually creeping downwards, as our climber finds toeholds and moves down the cliff. But right now, I’d say we’re on a bit of a ledge. The big plunge is yet to come... http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/fleet-street-daily/Articles/house-price-plunge-00082.aspx Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:25:08 GMT http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Free-E-Letters/fleet-street-daily/Articles/house-price-plunge-00082.aspx I’ve talked quite a bit about how China has already invested more than $30 billion in African oil and gas assets in order to lock-up a secure supply of energy for its industries. But it’s a long way from Africa to China. So, the Middle Kingdom’s rulers are looking for energy sources closer to home that are going to be harder to disrupt if there’s ever an international conflict. http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Investment-Services/Profit-Hunter/Articles/central-asia-energy-resources-00071.aspx Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:09:45 GMT http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/Investment-Services/Profit-Hunter/Articles/central-asia-energy-resources-00071.aspx