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Wall of worry looms large right now

Wall of worry looms large right now

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It’s certainly a tug of war for equity investors right now. Some strong corporate earnings from the U.S. from the likes of Home Depot and Cisco together with continued loose monetary policy (low interest rates and quantitative easing) are going head to head with some of the big issues looming over the world economy at…

Zak’s midweek thoughts

Zak’s midweek thoughts

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Fresh from  my appearance on CNBC the other week, I was invited to go on Bloomberg on Tuesday morning at 6:40 AM. Unfortunately, due to the location of my abode, this meant the taxi picking me up at 5 AM! A somewhat painful experience for someone who is not really a morning person…However, once I…

reports of renewed offer for Lonmin from Xstrata

reports of renewed offer for Lonmin from Xstrata

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With Lonmin shares rising over 6% on Monday and Bloomberg reporting, citing 2 seperate sources, that Xstrata are considering making a renewed offer for Lonmin, it is noteworthy that the shares are up again today against a flat market and in rising volume. With continued comments from the current Lonmin management urging shareholders to vote…

Capital Spreads Technical Overview – 14 Nov 2012

Capital Spreads Technical Overview – 14 Nov 2012

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The downward trend still looks to be intact and even the charts have lots of negativity about them with some of the key moving averages starting to indicate some ominous bearish signals. The FTSE has bounced twice off its daily 200 day moving average around the 5720 level which was visited yesterday and last Friday…

Cracking news for EMED Mining shareholders

Cracking news for EMED Mining shareholders

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We have EMED Mining as a Trading Buy, the position being entered at 9p on the 24 Aug. The stock has been covered extensively in our magazine and on the blog (tabs to the right) with the most recent commentary from our contributor Zak Mir who suggested the stock might be ripe for a squeeze…

Just when is the bond bubble going to go pop?

Just when is the bond bubble going to go pop?

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In February 1990, when Jimmy Carter was US president, the financial world was shaken to its very foundations. The cause? The failure of the Democrats and Republicans to sort out the economic problems of their nation. Ring any bells?   Once again, the two parties are at loggerheads; this time over how to avert plunging over the the…

COMPREHENSIVE GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS COURTESY OF CANTOR INDEX

COMPREHENSIVE GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS COURTESY OF CANTOR INDEX

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For more interesting research & professional Technical Analysis from Cantor Index click here to register for free. Gold Monthly The Monthly graph above shows the stellar performance of Gold over the past 25 years. From lows of under 300 at the start of the millennium up to the powerful trend to highs posted this year. This graph…

Chart du jour – food for thought x 2

Chart du jour – food for thought x 2

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Can and will history repeat itself again? If the Fiscal cliff is ridden over then yes, if we avoid it then this chart is consigned to the bin….. Our money’s literally on the latter.