Once again, scary speculation about the consequences of the financial collapse in Cyprus turned out to be rubbish. The outcome has been very nasty for Cypriots. And there could be worse to come as they are hammered by the absurd combination of economic collapse, unbearable national debt, and a fixed exchange rate against their 16 [...]
Multi-asset strategies essential
March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Multi-asset strategies essential as volatility continues, say Barings – Barings’ annual study of best and worst performing asset classes shows sharp swings in performance – While European equities top the 2012 list, the class was one of the worst performing in 2011 and 2010 Annual research from Baring Asset Management (“Barings”) …
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Just a matter of time
March 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
There are reasons why major nations haven’t done this yet. But the probability is that they will be driven into doing so in time, as global economic growth remains sluggish, governments fail to implement the radical reforms needed to kick-start higher growth, annual borrowings required to finance fiscal deficits stay high, and the private …
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A Boom Out East
March 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“A flood of cash into Asian investments has pushed stocks, currencies and real-estate markets sharply higher, leaving governments struggling to stem the inflows for fear they will fuel inflation,” Fiona Law reports in The Wall Street Journal. Last year share prices in Thailand rose 43 per cent in dollar terms, with Singapore up 28 per [...]
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How to Promote Your Writing
March 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As a freelance writer, the only way that you can generate a good income on a regular basis is to promote your writing services and be visible. Fortunately, it’s possible to market your talents online quickly, effectively and at little or no cost to bring customers to your door. Advice on how to promote your [...]
Are we all Argentina Now?
February 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Are we all Argentina Now? What do you think? There’s your question for the day. Am I serious? Yes. But things have been so extreme in Argentina. It can’t possibly get like that in the US or Britain and Europe. Can it? Seriously though, pictures of riots, looting, rush on the banks, violent protests on [...]
Profligate money creation in Europe
February 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Japan’s central bank is under pressure from the newly-elected government to step up its easy-money policies. At the European Central Bank, president Mario Draghi has charted his way to unlimited freedom to create money to anaesthetize the pains of the Eurozone disease, and has explicitly promised to use that power to whatever extent seems necessa…
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How to Publish a Kindle E-book
February 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you have a burning desire to publish an e-book, the Kindle format allows you to do this easily and to earn a useful income as well. In order to do this, you need to understand how to format and upload your e-book as well as how to market it to get those royalties rolling [...]
