Ian Campbell

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• Bank Derivative Exposure and Warren Buffett

  Published 03 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  In this article Warren Buffett is quoted as saying "there can be enormous gaps in things that you thought were fully protected by collateral, or…

• Trillion: Can You Put Trillion in Context?

  Published 03 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Understand Trillion, and Better Understand Current News I recently had dinner with the owner of a large, successful U.S. family business. Between the main course…

• U.S. Employment: Focus on Reporting Adjustments

  Published 09 September 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Last Friday I said, shortly after the U.S. August Non-Farm Jobs Report was released, that I thought that report did "not identify or confirm" what…

• Eurozone: GDP Growth

  Published 14 August 2013 | viewed 0 times

  This commentary is about eurozone GDP growth. It is also about headlines. Headlines first. There is ever increasing media content and coverage. All media are…

• United States: Mr. Bernanke Once Again

  Published 17 July 2013 | viewed 0 times

  This morning at 8:30 a.m. ET Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke released testimony given to a Congressional Committee at 10 a.m. ET this morning. As I…

• Deutsche Bank Undercapitalized?, Italy Headed For Bail-out?

  Published 03 July 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Deutsche Bank Undercapitalized? In a statement everyone ought to be aware of if they are not, about two weeks ago U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.…

• Federal Reserve: Where From Here?

  Published 25 June 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Originally posted on The Federal Reserve website, The Market Oracle, The Wall Street Journal, and Brookings. Mainstream and Internet media sources have (and continue to…

• Extractive Industries: Increasing Transparency Pressure

  Published 19 June 2013 | viewed 0 times

  G8 shines world spotlight on mining transparency, or lack thereof, from Mineweb, June 17, 2013 - reading time 4 minutes. For at least the past…

• China: Credit Bubble?

  Published 17 June 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Fitch says China credit bubble unprecedented in modern world history, from The Telegram (via Business Insider), June 16, 2013 - reading time 4 minutes -…

• European Central Bank: 'Whatever it Takes' Challenge

  Published 10 June 2013 | viewed 0 times

  If you participate in the financial markets, or simply have an interest in following the machinations of the world economy, I suggest that you must…

• Resource Extraction: Water Due Diligence

  Published 07 June 2013 | viewed 0 times

  If you trade or invest in resources stocks (whether mining or oil and gas) you ought to ensure that you have due diligence questions organized…

• Gold: Roubini's Current Views

  Published 07 June 2013 | viewed 0 times

  If you are interested in physical gold, and follow the economic commentaries of Nouriel Roubini, you may already have read After the Gold Rush which…

• Hussman: Not in Kansas Anymore

  Published 30 May 2013 | viewed 0 times

  On April 22 I wrote a commentary titled Austerity/Growth: We're not in Kansas anymore, where I said: "Rightly or wrongly, I intuitively see the 'macro-economic…

• Bernanke - Yesterday's Congressional Address

  Published 23 May 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Yesterday, as you almost certainly know, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Bernanke addressed the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress on The Economic Outlook. I…

• Bernanke: Friday Speech

  Published 13 May 2013 | viewed 0 times

  You are no doubt aware that last Friday (May 10) Fed Chair Bernanke discussed the U.S. Federal Reserve's ongoing monitoring of the U.S. financial system.…

• Deposit Confiscation: Can it happen here?

  Published 08 May 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Should those with bank deposits in the eurozone (and perhaps the other 10 European Union countries) be concerned about the possibility of a 'Cyprus event'…

• Financial Markets: What Should Investors Do?

  Published 06 May 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Mohamed El-Erian is CEO of Pimco, a U.S. based global investment management company with +$2 billion in assets under administration. Speaking at a Conference organized…

• IMF: Eurozone Corporate Debt - Global Report

  Published 18 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Whether or not you participate in the financial markets, if you have not done so you ought to read IMF: Euro-zone companies face massive 'debt…

• France: Important Update?

  Published 10 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Measured by 2011 GDP France is the 5th largest economy in the world, and the 2nd largest after Germany in both the European Union and…

• United States: Jobs, Trade Deficit, and Transfer Pricing

  Published 05 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  You might want to watch a video that discusses U.S. manufacturing job losses over the past ten years, ostensibly in the context of the U.S.…