Posted on: October 17, 2011
Australia’s stock market in up on Monday by more than 1% and the mood is bullish. Belief that the end game in Europe is finally coming is one reason. But there’s also the idea that …
Tags: Andrew Gordon, Asia, Australia, Euro, Insider Fortunes
Category: Asia Investing | Dividend and Income Investing News | Top Stories | Wall Street | Wall Street News
Posted on: September 15, 2011
The Aussies have made hundreds of millions of dollars off the US market. And it’s the only place where the “American Dream” is alive and well…
Tags: Aussi Mafia, Australia, Interent, Internet companies, Silicon Valley, social media
Category: Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Economy | Wall Street News | Washington News
Posted on: September 7, 2011
How do you like this headline: “Dollar powers ahead on GDP strength”? Unfortunately, it doesn’t come from the US. But it’s still good news for some…
Tags: Australia, dollar, exporters, US dollar
Category: Personal Finance | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Dollar and Forex | US Economy
Posted on: August 31, 2011
Is the end of the mining boom near? They think so in Australia. That means that Australians think China’s soaring imports of metals may be ending. Here’s why.
Tags: Australia, China, China growth, commodities bust, comodities boom, mining
Category: Asia Investing | Commodities | Commodities Corner | Top Stories
Posted on: August 30, 2011
The US is living dangerously. It is living beyond its means. But Australia just might have the answer to our problems…
Tags: austerity, Australia, rating agenies, Standard & Poor's
Category: The Economy | The Federal Reserve | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Dollar and Forex | US Economy
Posted on: July 19, 2011
This is a classic case of buying straw hats in winter. BHP is buying low now to sell product higher later. It’s a great move…
Tags: Australia, BHP, Petrohawk, shale gas
Category: Asia Investing | Company News | International Markets
Posted on: June 29, 2011
A Greek default, should it happen, would cause billions of write-offs by European and American banks. Sounds bad but it shouldn’t put those banks in any real danger. The excerpt below makes a good point: Greece is no Lehman. If it weren’t for the ECB’s huge exposure to Greek debt, Greece would
Tags: Australia, Australian banks, Australian economy, Banks, ECB, Greece, Greek debt, Greek default, mining
Category: Asia Investing | Europe Investing | International Markets | Natural Resources | Top Stories
Posted on: February 10, 2011
I like the small miners for their huge potential upside. But if you’re ever going to invest in a big global miner, now’s the time to do it. Why?
Tags: Australia, BHP, BHP BIlliton, RIO, Rio Tinto
Category: Asia Investing | Commodities | Commodities Corner | Gold, Silver, and Precious Metals | Natural Resources | Small Cap Stocks
