Ian Campbell

Contributor since: 01 Apr 2011

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• Gold: Resource Sectors Challenges/Opportunities

  Published 03 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Recall I hold to the view that 'industry sector executives and operators' are worth paying attention to as they have 'feet on the street' and…

• Spain: Bank and Economic Update!

  Published 28 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Recall that Bankia is the large Spanish bank that was partially nationalized' in 2012, and that received 18 billion euros in new equity funds at…

• Gold (and Silver): Where From Here?

  Published 28 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  These days gold and silver seem to attract more attention than pretty much any other commodity, perhaps other than oil, and not a day goes…

• Cyprus: Bank Deposit Levy - How Important?

  Published 17 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  This is the first Newsletter I have sent on a Sunday. As you almost certainly know, Cyprus is all over the news today in light…

• Silver: Will Industrial Uses Increase Significantly

  Published 14 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  I have always thought, and continue to think, that silver is a more difficult precious metal to 'figure out' than is gold. This is because:…

• Manufacturing: Coming 3rd Industrial Revolution?

  Published 05 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  I suggest you take the time to read The Third Industrial Revolution. This comparatively short article discusses how its author believes the Internet, robotics, artificial…

• U.S.: Sequester and Negative Economics?

  Published 02 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  I am sending this Newsletter today, Saturday, a departure from my normal practice, because of what I see as the importance of the inability of…

• Corporate: Recent Mining Company Writedowns

  Published 26 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  I was asked yesterday, based on my business valuation consulting background, for my views on mining company writedowns following recent announcements by: Barrick Gold Corp.…

• United States: State of The Union Address

  Published 13 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Yesterday I suggested one ought to listen to what President Obama said in last evening's State of The Union address with respect to: whether the…

• United States: State of The Union - Unemployment - Headed Where?

  Published 12 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  This evening Eastern Time U.S. President Obama is scheduled to give his annual 'State of the Union' address. Favoured topics are said to be U.S.…

• United States: Trade Deficit - December and 2012

  Published 11 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  I have long been saying in this Newsletter that continuing U.S. Net Trade Deficits are a very big deal for the U.S. in the context…

• Automation: Tomorrow's Manufacturing?

  Published 08 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  There is more and more discussion of technological change, automation, and what is often resultant labour hour (and hence employee) reductions. For historic interest you…

• Growth: In the Context of Share Price

  Published 07 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  If you trade or invest in shares in companies - or have others do that on your behalf - you ought to focus on what…

• United States (and elsewhere): Understated Inflation Statistics?

  Published 29 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  A recent article discusses the issue of whether reported inflation (and other reported statistics including economic growth, and unemployment rates) in the United States (and…

• U.S. Financial Markets: Back to Pre-Crisis Highs!

  Published 28 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In the past few days there has been a lot of discussion around the U.S. financial markets having caught up with pre-September 2008 highs, with…

• World Economy: The Only Certainty is Uncertainty!

  Published 24 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In a a recent article titled Companies Prepare for Future that Can't Be Predicted, subtitled 'A Generation of Uncertainty' discusses the question of economic uncertainty…

• Growth: The Trillion Dollar Question

  Published 23 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  The importance of GDP growth to world and country-specific economic well-being cannot be over-emphasized. Even more importantly the recognition that GDP growth is stated in…

• Junior Mining: Don't Underestimate The Importance of Cash

  Published 22 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  If you participate in the junior exploration company space I trust you are well aware of how highly speculative a venture that is - what…

• China: Slowest Growth in 13 Years

  Published 18 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  A report this morning says that China's 2012 GDP growth was 7.8%, with year/year Q4 2012 GDP growth of 7.9%. There are a number of…

• United States: Debt Ceiling, Credit Rating

  Published 16 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  A report yesterday said that both Fitch and Moody's have a negative view on the U.S. economic outlook, and that Fitch has warned that if…