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• Credit Crisis Watch

  Published 28 November 2008 | viewed 4,902 times

  For the world's financial system to start functioning normally again, it is imperative that confidence in the credit markets be restored. In order to gauge…

• Is the Tide Turning for Stocks?

  Published 27 November 2008 | viewed 6,741 times

  I posed the following question a few days ago: "Does the stock market rally have legs?" We have now had four days in a row…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (November 17 - 23, 2008): Part II

  Published 23 November 2008 | viewed 2,275 times

  Asha Bangalore (Northern Trust): Consumer Price Index plunges "Today the BLS reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 1.0% both seasonally adjusted as…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (November 17 - 23, 2008)

  Published 23 November 2008 | viewed 4,853 times

  A new bout of fear gripped financial markets during the past week, causing the slide in global stocks, commodities and emerging-market assets to deepen. As…

• Economic Woes Torpedo Stock Markets

  Published 20 November 2008 | viewed 4,115 times

  Yesterday was another ugly day for stocks, with bourses around the globe falling victim to strong selling pressure. Fueling the sell-off were concerns that the…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (November 10 - 16, 2008): Part II

  Published 16 November 2008 | viewed 2,291 times

  Markit: CDS update: gross inaccuracies "The size of the CDS market has been one of the most controversial - and misunderstood - issues during the…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (November 10 - 16, 2008)

  Published 16 November 2008 | viewed 3,977 times

  The Oxford Dictionary defines "volatility" as "liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse". It's not as if investors do not know this…

• Is Stock Market Rally "Real"?

  Published 14 November 2008 | viewed 4,240 times

  What a wild day on stock markets yesterday! At one stage the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to below 8,000 to a five-year intraday low,…

• Stock Markets: Which Way Jose?

  Published 12 November 2008 | viewed 6,781 times

  The list of well-known names identifying value on the US stock market at current levels is growing by the day and includes the likes of…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (November 3 - 9, 2008): Part II

  Published 09 November 2008 | viewed 2,321 times

  Bespoke: One-month treasuries still indicate fear "The yield on the one-month Treasury Note is currently at 0.09%, which is still extremely low by historical standards.…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (November 3 - 9, 2008)

  Published 09 November 2008 | viewed 5,548 times

  Welcome to Wall Street, Barack Obama. His victory signaled a change in US political direction, but the biggest election day rally ever - a surge…

• Navigating OBAMArkets

  Published 06 November 2008 | viewed 4,618 times

  The stock market yesterday did not offer President-elect Barrack Obama as warm a welcome as he would have liked. According to Bespoke, the Dow Jones…

• WordWords from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (Oct 27 - Nov 2, 2008): Part II

  Published 02 November 2008 | viewed 2,308 times

  Guy Stear (Société Générale): US needs aggressive fiscal package "An aggressive fiscal expansionary plan in the US after the elections could be the safety-net that…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (Oct 27 - Nov 2, 2008)

  Published 02 November 2008 | viewed 4,083 times

  October lived up to its reputation as being a torrid month. The following extraordinary performances tell the story: MSCI Word Index: -19.1% (largest monthly decline…

• Global Stock Markets: Halloween Relief or More?

  Published 31 October 2008 | viewed 3,551 times

  I will be covering a global stock market performance round-up after the month end, but thought it would make for interesting reading to briefly review…

• Around the Economic Globe in 5 Minutes

  Published 28 October 2008 | viewed 4,426 times

  The financial panic that began in early September has been a body blow to global business confidence and the global economy which, according to the…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (October 20 - 26, 2008): Part II

  Published 26 October 2008 | viewed 2,250 times

  David Fuller (Fullermoney): Stock market opportunities beginning to outweigh risks "The question for the moment is, are we being complacent? Let's look at a little…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (October 20 - 26, 2008)

  Published 26 October 2008 | viewed 5,504 times

  The past week witnessed mounting evidence that the world economy was facing a sharp downturn, causing unrest to engulf financial markets. Stocks and emerging-market currencies…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (October 13 - 19, 2008): Part II

  Published 19 October 2008 | viewed 2,297 times

  Bloomberg: Volcker says bailouts make recession more manageable "Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker said the US's $700 billion bailout of banks is necessary and…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (October 13 - 19, 2008)

  Published 19 October 2008 | viewed 4,390 times

  What a crazy week! A week in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to record both its largest single-day points increase (+936 points on…