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The Safe Haven Metal The Bull Market Forgot
Gold has soared since this time last month. From $740 it has shot up to $914 this morning. The reason is simple — investors want a safe haven. But while gold has rocketed, the same ...
Read more » | Date 10-10-2008
After the Liquidity Comes the Liquidation
London, England We are thinking about retiring. Taking up cattle ranching maybe. Or maybe becoming a hermit. Those are the kind of thoughts that must have passed through millions of ...
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Which bank will blow up next?
The FTSE closed down yesterday. So did the Dow. And this despite unprecedented government intervention — a bank bailout in Britain and a co-ordinated, worldwide cut in interest rates. ...
Read more » | Date 09-10-2008
The Boom Years Are Over
Paris, France “The boom years are over...” Speaking was a spokesperson for Vienna tourism board... 20% fewer Americans are visiting the city. But almost anyone might have said the same ...
Read more » | Date 09-10-2008
The Bank Rescue Plan - Will It Work?
It’s happened. The Big British Banking Bailout is on... And, unlike the American one, ours goes straight for the jugular - George Soros style. I’ll explain what I mean by that in just ...
Read more » | Date 08-10-2008
Market Fear is back for Investors
London, England It’s the end of the world as we know it – and we feel fine. Really. Usually, markets stumble along, day after day. But occasionally, their hearts start racing and their ...
Read more » | Date 08-10-2008
What Now For British Banks?
The British government is preparing to do the once unthinkable. They’re going to directly bail out high street banks. The good ship Finance is holed under the water. The scramble for ...
Read more » | Date 07-10-2008
The Big Sell Off Has Arrived
“It’s pretty much all out war,” said the chief financial economist at a large Japanese bank. Yesterday, the battle was hot and heavy. By 8 PM last evening the financial media was in a ...
Read more » | Date 07-10-2008
What Investors Should Do When Events Take Over
"Events! You can plan and plan until you’re blue in the face, and then events take over..." The above is a quotation from Francis Urquhart (though I suspect I’ve paraphrased a bit — ...
Read more » | Date 06-10-2008
Is Inflation Dead?
London, England Inflation delenda est. Viva deflation! And now Congress has passed a bailout bill...the fix is in...everyone will be protected...spared...saved. Inflation is going ...
Read more » | Date 06-10-2008
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