“PROBABLY the most successful monetary-policy measure undertaken in recent times.” That is Mario Draghi’s self-effacing judgment on the outright monetary […]
18 Housing Markets That Are More Overvalued Than The US
Societe Generale Albert Edwards pointed us to this chart comparing home prices across the developed world. For comparability purposes, the OECD […]
Should central banks now sell gold?
Central banks in debt-strapped countries have a golden opportunity ahead of them, if you will excuse the pun, to […]
The Sovereign Debt Bubble Will Continue To Expand Until – BANG – The System Implodes
Why are so many politicians around the world declaring that the debt crisis is “over” when debt to GDP ratios […]
Ecuador ranked top nation for US, Canadian retirees
From http://news.msn.com/pop-culture/ecuador-ranked-top-nation-for-us-canadian-retirees-5 A new survey finds that Ecuador has once again been ranked as the top foreign destination for American […]
Is Spain the Next Target for Chinese Real Estate Investors?
By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi Real Estate site, After having successfully driving up real estate values in Hong Kong and Singapore, […]
The Economic Singularity, Part II
By John Mauldin, From Daily Reckoning, In our analogy, the event horizon is relatively easy to pinpoint. It is what […]
Looking Forward to the FOMC Meeting and Beyond: Speculations
By DoctoRx Here’s a guess about what the Fed will say Wednesday following the FOMC meeting. There is no justification for […]
Stock market is saying ‘Don’t fight the Fed’
By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — Don’t fight the Fed! That is only way I know of […]
Oxstones Food for Thought – July 2012 – E.U. Crisis – The Never Ending Story!
By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstones Investment Club Why does U.S. model work and EU model does […]