Monthly Archives: October 2012

Harper government determined to sell off Canada behind closed doors

            I have never been a fan of Stephen Harper. But recently his increasing focus on end-running democracy and selling out Canadian resources to the communist Chinese government without debate or due process, have truly … Continue reading

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Hard landing in mining and commodity prices

Good article from Andy Xie on our late great, commodity cycle that peaked in 2008 with the credit bubble and then experienced a temporary price revival on government stimulus efforts, especially in China, in 2008-09. I too have been warning … Continue reading

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El-Erian: “we may be looking at an equities bubble”

Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and co-chief investment officer at Pimco, discusses the risks of recession and the extreme disconnect between present market valuations and fundamental prospects:  “markets have priced in not just an active Fed, but an effective Fed.” Here is … Continue reading

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