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China will be the next big surprise!

China was all the rage for a short while, but despite chugging along at a premium growth rate to the rest of the world, investors have pretty much focussed on other markets – the U.S. of course but Japan as well of … Continue reading

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Markets Report Card – Show me the Money!

All that doom and gloom (except in this blog) over the past year or more and you’d think there wasn’t any money to be made. Well, check out the returns afforded by North American stock markets: When writing A Maverick … Continue reading

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Why Europe needs America!

Being in a country like Canada, and being in the investment management business a very long time helps one have a broader perspective. In my experience (thirty years) global economic cycles tend to follow a pattern out of slumps: US … Continue reading

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Short Gold, go LONG Currencies?

Central banks stockpiling bullion? Based on their historically really bad timing, looks like the price of gold has more room to move……DOWN! “The Central Bank Gold Agreement (also known as the Washington Agreement on Gold) was announced on September 26, … Continue reading

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Commodity Conundrum – gold, copper, nickel…

Although gold is a metal, its price has very little to do with cycles in the global economy and more to do with psychology and a myriad of other variables – and which are important at a given time is … Continue reading

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Shrinkage: Jobs in Financial Services

Employment in financial services – four years ago rich and bloated, are shrinking as quickly as George Costanza (of Seinfeld) coming out of the pool. Los Angeles Times, Sept. 10, 2011 “Bank of America Corp. is preparing to slash 40,000 … Continue reading

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Banks bounce back? Of course!

Taking time out to “Reflect” really does work:  And as usual, it doesn’t pay to believe what you read.  Less than a month (maybe a day?) ago everyone was worried about bank earnings (inspiring me to buy some banks) and abracadabra….today no … Continue reading

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