Financial Planning
Will we have a Wall Street crash in October?
- So far this year the US has been on a winning streak with a stronger dollar and excellent growth. The only problem is that this is because people are getting further and further into debt, and the stronger dollar means a bigger trade deficit.
- Wednesday, July 13 - 2005 at 13:45 |
Nomura report on 'The Great Arabian Bubble'
- Foreign stock brokers do not often call the top of a stock market bubble. But last week Japanese broking giant Nomura issued a report on 'The Great Arabian Bubble' which has formed in the UAE and Saudi stock markets. It is not often brokers are so clear in their warnings.
- Saudi Arabia: Wednesday, June 29 - 2005 at 08:26 |
Gold detaches itself from the euro
- In the past few weeks, gold's role as a proxy for the euro has broken down. The prospect of lower interest rates in the euro-zone is encouraging euro holders to sell and buy gold. So is gold regaining its safe haven status?
- Saturday, June 25 - 2005 at 10:53 |
Lessons from an intelligent investor
- In 1973 Warren Buffett's guru Benjamin Graham published the final updated version of his 1940's investment classic 'The Intelligent Investor'. It was recently reprinted with a commentary attached bringing the book up to modern times. Every investor should read this sage advice.
- Monday, June 20 - 2005 at 11:40 |
Gold up, dollar up: what does that tell you?
- Over the past two weeks or so there has been an inversion of the law that says the price of gold tracks the euro against the US dollar. Gold now seems to have detached itself from the value of the euro, and is rising alongside the dollar. What does this new relationship mean?
- Saturday, June 11 - 2005 at 09:12 |
Just not a good time to be an investor
- There are certain times in the affairs of man when it is just not a good time to be an investor. Today everywhere you look valuations look stretched and with interest rates going up, asset values are likely to fall. Even the GCC stock markets and real estate markets look at best no more than fair value.
- Monday, June 06 - 2005 at 15:04 |
The Rogers Index: how to best invest in commodities
- Since its inception in August 1998 the Rogers Index of 35 commodities is up by more than 200%, and delivered an annualized compound return of 18.8% up to the end of March 2005. This is the best performing index of any of the major global capital market indexes, nothing has done better.
- Tuesday, May 31 - 2005 at 14:51 |
Dangerous days for investors
- The reversal of UAE stock prices since May 2 may already be causing ripples in other markets. A few signs of distressed selling are evident in the Dubai property market, although this may be nothing more than a summer lull. But global markets give much more cause for concern.
- Sunday, May 22 - 2005 at 11:36 |
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