Ian Campbell

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• Christine Lagarde On The U.S. 'Fiscal Cliff'

  Published 27 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  I suggest you read an article published last Friday by The Telegraph which reports on remarks made and concerns expressed by International Monetary Fund Managing…

• A Different Way to Say the Same Thing About Spain

  Published 27 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  If you read this Newsletter you know I believe the next few weeks will prove to be very difficult for Spain as: the results of…

• Spain to Increase Retirement Age and Freeze Pensions?

  Published 24 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  An article reported Friday that: Spain is likely to raise the retirement age to 67 (from 65) and freeze pensions in order to save about…

• Greek Debt Report May Be Delayed For U.S. Political Reasons

  Published 24 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  On Friday Reuters: quoted a senior European Union official as saying: "The Obama administration doesn't want anything on a macroeconomic scale that is going to…

• Portuguese Protests Against Austerity

  Published 21 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Portugal in 2011 was, measured by GDP, the 10th largest Eurozone economy (of 17 countries), and the 42nd largest economy in the world. Portugal's population…

• Should Country Specific Trade Surpluses and Deficits Be Seen as Positive, Neutral, or Negative?

  Published 21 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Why read: Because I believe that where a country runs continuous net trade deficits and increasing net cumulative trade deficits that is a bad thing…

• Investment Bankers 'Short Term' Performance Oriented

  Published 20 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The Telegraph reported that in a recent survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit: 84% of investment bankers said their focus was on short-term performance targets;…

• Politicians and Journalists Least Trusted

  Published 20 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Why read: Because in the current turbulent economic times it may prove to be one of the most important things you need to think about…

• How Negative Might U.S. QE3 Announced September 13 Really Be?

  Published 18 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  In a must-read and think-about article Liam Halligan, Chief Economist at Prosperity Capital Management, expresses his views on the U.S. quantitative easing measures introduced on…

• Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) on Deleveraging (and other things)

  Published 18 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Why read: Ray Dalio is one of the world's most successful money manager. He is a 'plain talker' and I think very good thinker. Commentary:…

• Possible Importance of Results of Wednesday, September 12 Netherland’s General Election Result

  Published 17 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Why read: Because last week the Netherlands held its fifth general election in ten years, and the outcome may weight on what happens in the…

• Fed Chair Introduces New Quantitative Easing - Can It Succeed?

  Published 14 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  By the time you read this you will have been over-exposed to the news that yesterday Fed Chair Bernanke announced further U.S. 'quantitative easing' without…

• Consider What Game Spain May Be Playing

  Published 14 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  That Spain will request - likely in weeks and not months - financial aid from its eurozone partners seems a certainty. Why Spain is playing…

• Canadian Auto Workers - Is It Really 'Business as Usual'?

  Published 11 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  In a more repetitive vein than I like, I have said a number of times in this Newsletter that I believe: you can't take things…

• Germans Voice Concerns Over ECB's Outright Monetary Transactions Program

  Published 10 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  In what has to be no big surprise, German politicians and citizenry vocally protested - and some are said to be threatening legal action -…

• Coming Changes to Canada's GDP Measurements

  Published 10 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Governments, Central Banks, economists, stock analysts, investors, traders, the world financial markets and a lot of others make important decisions every day that are partially…

• Roubini Sees 'Perfect World Economic Storm' - Why Is This New 'News'?

  Published 10 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Nouriel Roubini, speaking September 7, is reported as predicting we face years of world economic 'gloom' irrespective of what is decided by political leaders in…

• Importance of Increased Third-Party Canadian Oil Sands Activity?

  Published 07 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Readers no doubt are well aware of the interest by China and others in Western Canada's oil sands. Consider whether you agree that the pace…

• SEC Study Concludes On U.S. Retail Investor

  Published 07 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  And then there was the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission study that concluded "U.S. retail investors lack basic financial literacy ... have a weak grasp…

• Are German Parliamentarians Dutch Burghers or are they Germans?

  Published 07 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Why read: Because things can happen very quickly, and it may be that 'push' finally may be coming to 'shove' in the Eurozone. Commentary: Even…