June 12, 2012
in 2012, 2013, 2014, ADRs, Australia, G20, GoldMoney, commodities, diversification, foreign investment, gold, international stock market, metals, mining, penny stocks, precious metals, stock picks, wealth protection
Because you’ve already heard of BHP Billiton, here’s a compendium of 12 of the more important gold producers in Australia right now in 2012. (Many previous companies have been bought up and/or merged with larger, existing companies, so past data is not as accurate). And you know it’s time to buy gold. So, I’ve done [...]
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June 10, 2012
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If you want to be poised for the next wave of genuine global growth (i.e., growth based on purchase orders, housing starts and other construction, etc.), you really need to be invested in resources.
Since China might still be too risky a play for many of you, and since I’ve already written quite a bit about [...]
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June 8, 2012
in 2012, ADRs, France, G20, G7, G8, Germany, Greece, QE, Spain, bailout, banks, bonds, central banks, currencies, debt, decisions, economy, emergencies, europe, forex, government, international economy, market reports, news and updates, regulation, sovereign debt, stimulus, wealth protection, yield
Well, we are now officially in the middle of a full-blown European debt crisis threatening to spread globally again. All the more reason we might see further stimulus in the US sooner rather than later.
Ahead of a 2 billion Euro bond auction, Spanish yields soared after ratings agency Fitch downgraded Spanish debt in light of [...]
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May 30, 2012
in G20, G8, economy, education, emerging markets, energy, environment, financial planning, food, forecasts, frontier markets, future, government, health, healthcare, indicators, inflation, infrastructure, international economy, investing, market timing, market trends, precious metals, predictions, preparedness, resources, sectors, technology, trends, world order, world reserve currency
In some sense, economics itself is about predicting the future. It makes forecasts based on past performance and behaviours. Statistics, quarterly reports and other numerical data facilitate this process. In order to plan your own life out another 5 years or more, in order to achieve goals you’ve set, you adopt budgets and you might [...]
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May 27, 2012
in Asia, BRIC, China, G20, USD, central banks, currencies, exchange rates, foreign investment, forex, indicators, international economy, market reports, news and updates, trends, world reserve currency
Slowly but surely, the reserve currency status of the United States dollar is transitioning into a lesser role, at least for China. As early as June, the AP reports, the Yen and Yuan will begin direct trading without the use of the USD as a “cross-currency” intermediary. This means that the USD will no longer [...]
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February 2, 2011 · 3 comments
in G20, bailout, banks, bubble, capitalism, central banks, debt, deficits, economy, forecasts, future, government, indicators, international economy, market reports, money supply, preparedness, risk, sovereign debt, stimulus, wealth protection, world order
The DOW is back above 12,000 for the first time since June 2008 – kind of weird to imagine, isn’t it? Does all feel right again in the world? Back in June 2008 the markets buzzing full of bullish energy. The U.S. housing sector tore it all apart, and the Ben Bernank huffed and puffed [...]
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November 10, 2010 · 3 comments
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You may not have heard of this yuan yet – but the renminbi officially has a new, unofficial nickname – the “redback.” That’s right, it looks and sounds the way you think it’s trying to look and sound. Not only is the renminbi note red, but it’s got a picture of Mao on the [...]
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