Investment Postcards from Cape Town

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (November 2 – 8, 2009)

Prieur du Plessis — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:08:57 +0000

“A hesitant economic recovery, tame inflation and severe credit headwinds suggest that monetary policy will need to stay very easy for at least another year. Liquidity trends will not be a constraint on higher prices for risk assets for a while,” said BCA Research. Read more about this and the implications for financial markets in the weekly “Words from the Wise” review.

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Unemployment rate troubling, but …

Prieur du Plessis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:28:25 +0000

This short post provides some perspective on the current state of the labor market.

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Bob Prechter: Stocks, commodities topping; dollar set for major rally

Prieur du Plessis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:18:11 +0000

"I think stocks are topping out, commodities are topping out and the dollar is making a bottom," says Robert Prechter in an interview on Tech Ticker, as reported in this post.

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Don Coxe webcast – updated (November 6, 2009)

Prieur du Plessis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:14:38 +0000

Don Coxe has updated his popular webcast on November 6. You can access the recording from the sidebar of the Investment Postcards site.

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Prieur’s readings (November 7, 2009)

Prieur du Plessis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:10:26 +0000

This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. Please also add the links to any other worthwhile articles you would like to share to the comments section.

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The week ahead

Prieur du Plessis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:09:15 +0000

The video clips in this post provide a handy summary of the reports expected on the economic, financial and corporate front around the globe during the week ahead.

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It’s still the economy, stupid

Prieur du Plessis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:07:09 +0000

One year later ...

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Longer-term bond indicators flash “sell”

Prieur du Plessis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:11:44 +0000

Long-term bond indicators have just reversed course for the first time since a buy signal was given at the beginning of 2007 and now indicate a primary sell signal. Read on ...

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Jim Chanos: Ten lessons from the financial crisis

Prieur du Plessis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:01:40 +0000

This post features a slideshow Jim Chanos presented at the annual Virginia Value Investing Conference. The slides highlight in an easy-to-read format ten lessons from the financial crisis - lesson investors might already have forgotten.

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Prieur’s readings (November 6, 2009)

Prieur du Plessis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:57:14 +0000