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Overnight roundup courtesy of Spreadex – 23/07/13

Asian stocks have risen overnight as Chinese policymakers make assurances that the economy will not grow any more slowly than…

Zak Mir – Hollywood, gold and being as good as your last call!

Apparently in Hollywood you are only as good as your last film, and it would appear that in the financial…

a continued BULLISH TAKE ON gOLD

The following piece on Gold from Barrons caught our eye and explains somewhat succintly why we are positive on the…

Afternoon comment courtesy of Spreadex

Global markets remained range bound today as investors decided that now was a good time to cash in on recent…

Zak Mir – GlaxoSmithkline: Who Cares About Bribery, Corruption and Kickbacks In A One Party State?

I suppose that there were a couple of ways that Glaxo could have played the allegations of bribery in China…

A reminder of why analysts collectively are always wrong

A pretty downbeat note on African Barrick by Morgan Stanley was passed my way today. In our morning investment meeting…

What the Economy Is Telling Me About Oil Prices

  Guest post by Investment Contrarians  Oil prices continue to edge higher on the chart, and that’s pushing the cost…

Gold – Physical v Paper – the dam’s about to break…

Courtesy of GoldMoney The recent slide in the gold price has generated substantial demand for bullion that will likely bring…

ZAK WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS: ENDING JULY 19th 2013: “NO PRE-SET COURSE”

The markets are always keen to teach us lessons, even lessons we thought we already knew. For instance, divorce is…