By Macromon, Global Macro Monitor, The Fed tightens on Wednesday and bonds rally. What the heck? GaveKal, Jeff Gundlach, and […]
Charts Show 28 Seriously Troubled Mega-Banks: 24 of Them in Europe
By Michael Shedlock, I have been saying for years that European banks are in far worse shape than U.S. banks. […]
ECB Plans Negative Rate on Bank Deposits
By Christian Reiermann, Spiegel International, European Central Bank executive board member Peter Praet of Germany is expected to recommend that […]
Like Houdini, the Markets Escape Again and Again
By Stephen C. Sexauer, Allianz Global Investors, The Hungarians who fled Budapest in the 1930s have changed the world. This […]
Soft US jobs figures keep a lid on markets
Japan’s Nikkei outperforms ahead of expected aggressive action from central bank By Pan Pylas, AP Business Writer | Associated Press […]
Draghi in Davos: eurozone will recover in second half
The eurozone economy will recover in the second half of the year if structural reforms are kept up, ECB President […]
Priming the Liquidity Pump
By Mark Mobius, http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/10/04/emerging-markets-inflation/#more-1820 The global economy is often like a line of dominos. One piece tumbles, causing others to […]
Balkan Emerging Frontiers Fund September Investment Commentary
Following noticeable growth in June and July, value of indices of large stock exchanges in developed countries (MSCI World Index, […]
The Winds of Market Change
From http://us.beyondbullsandbears.com/2012/09/10/the-winds-of-market-change/, Franklin Templeton Investments site, As we cross the mid-way point of the year, you might say the equity […]
Huge investment opportunity in Western Balkans
Region of Western Balkans in South Eastern Europe has enormous growth potential. Short term potential of regional capital markets is […]