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China Has Been Covertly Funding A Housing Bubble Five Times Larger Than That Of The US: 65 Million Vacant Homes Uncovered
This article is a guest contribution by ZeroHedge.com. China just announced that its Q2 GDP came in at…
Emerging Markets Diary (July 12, 2010)
Emerging Markets Diary (July 12, 2010) Strengths Chinaâs central bank indicated that its monetary policy would remain appropriate…
Energy and Natural Resources Market Diary (July 12, 2010)
Energy and Natural Resources Market Diary (July 12, 2010) Strengths Crude oil futures (NYMEX) gained over 5 percent…
Chart of the Week: Emerging Europe
Weakness in the euro is a strength for Emerging Europe.
A strong currency tends to make exports more expensive, but Germany (the world’s #2 exporter behind China) remained globally competitive even as the euro’s value climbed to record high...
Wall Street Earnings Expectations Ignore Economic Divergences
This article is a guest contribution by Bill Hester, CFA, Hussman Funds July 2010 This week brings the…
Eric Sprott: "Wither Green Shoots"
This article is a guest contribution by Eric Sprott & David Franklin, Sprott Asset Management With the summer…
Stuck in a Turnaround
Remember this scene in Austin Powers when the worldâs wittiest spy couldnât manage to get his cart turned…
China Helps Itself, No One Else (John Taylor)
China Helps Itself, No One Else By John Taylor, CIO, F/X Concepts, via ZeroHedge.com. When China announced that…
China Concentrating on Gold
This article is a guest contribution by Frank Holmes, Chief Investment Strategist, U.S. Global Investors. You can add…
Contemplating Capital Controls
A guard stands before a Thai bank This article is a guest contribution from Dr. Robert Horrocks, Matthews…
Hussman: Implications of a Likely Economic Downturn
This article is a guest contribution by John P. Hussman, Ph.D., Hussman Funds. A week ago, we accumulated…
The Shipping Index has Fallen 50% - What Does it Mean?
This article is a guest contribution by John Stepek, MoneyWeek.com. Stock markets have had a rough week or…
Focus on China: the Renminbi, Commodities and Real Estate
This article is a guest contribution by Mark Mobius, Vice-chairman, Franklin Templeton Investments. Developments over the last few…