Europe’s zombie banks: Blight of the living dead

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]