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Reloadable Prepaid Mastercards Grab Peru

June 13, 2012

in 2012, ADRs, BRIC, Brazil, Latin America, Peru, credit, credit cards, currencies, emerging markets, international economy, market trends, microfinance, risk

Today MicroCapital.org, a microfinance publication, announced the introduction of pre-paid, reloadable Mastercards in Peru. The “LATODO Mastercard” is a project launched by NovoPayment, a US-based prepaid card provider that will run the business through Servitebca Peru.
NovoPayment also works in Florida, Mexico, Colombia and launched a similar prepaid credit card program in Venezuela in 2005, MicroCapital [...]

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Even China Is Cutting Rates

June 8, 2012

in 2012, Asia, Australia, BRIC, China, USD, bubble, central banks, commodities, foreign investment, forex, indicators, interest rates, international economy, market reports, news and updates, recession, risk, sovereign debt

Last week we were surprised to see a 25 basis point rate cut by Australia – whose inflation and unemployment levels are in a healthy range – so to now see that even China has cut interest rates, well, that’s telling you something significant about the weakness and risks facing global growth.
First Rate Cut Since [...]

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Massive Spain Downgrade, Yields Skyrocket

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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Negative German Bunds As Euro Crisis Heats Up

June 6, 2012

in 2012, FTSE, G7, Germany, Greece, banks, bonds, central banks, debt, europe, indicators, international economy, market reports, money supply

Emergency talks on the Euro crisis are now being planned by the G7 – and this is being reflected in first-time ever historic lows on German bund yields. Investors are now paying for the opportunity to retain the principal value of their investment. Yields have turned negative. Yes, let me repeat that.
The 2-yr German bund [...]

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Top economic advisors and analysts are shouting a common refrain these days. And when two of their more prominent issue global economic warnings forecasts in the same morning, you want to listen. I’ve also outlined what I see as the developments in trends over the next five years, and many of them provide a broader [...]

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Investing in Brazilian Eucalyptus Plantations

June 3, 2012

in BRIC, Brazil, agriculture, commodities, foreign investment, forestry, international economy, resources, sectors, sustainability

Looking for something different for your portfolio?
Maybe it is time for you to bump up your BRIC investing, invest in Latin America ex-Brazil or you’d like to get more specific with your agricultural investments. If so, you might have already heard about agroforestry, aka tree farms, and specifically, the wealth of Brazil’s eucalyptus plantations.
Agroforestry and [...]

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Large movements of money are under way in Europe these days, as knowledgeable Southern Europeans withdraw from Italian, Greek and Spanish banks and seek for safer places to leave their cash. This is the main push behind the drop in German Bund yields, which are now acting in similar fashion to Treasuries as a safe [...]

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