Posted on: October 3, 2011
Congress is considering a bill today that would allow American companies to seek countervailing duties against Chinese products priced unfairly. The US accuses China of under-valuing its currency by 25% to 40%. Sounds about right to me.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, China, dollar, Insider Fortunes, renminbi, Xinhua, Yuan
Category: Asia Investing | Bond and Treasury Market | Emerging Markets | International Markets | The Politics of Investing | Top Stories
Posted on: September 29, 2011
I like to read in between the lines and it’s hard to hear what the Fed chief had to say without getting a more subtle message: “Don’t give up on the US just yet.” I tend to be very critical of the Fed Chief Ben Bernanke and US economy for good reason.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, Bernanke, China, economy, Europe, global wealth insider, Insider Fortunes, US
Category: Asia Investing | Emerging Markets | Europe Investing | International Markets | The Federal Reserve | The Politics of Investing | Top Stories
Posted on: September 16, 2011
Where financial ministers and bankers see serious economic problems, miners see great opportunities. So, here’s my question: Can they both be right?
Tags: Brazil, China, coal, commodity boom, Copper, gold, india, industrial commodities, iron ore, nickel
Category: Commodities | Commodities Corner | Gold, Silver, and Precious Metals | Top Stories | U.S. Investing
Posted on: September 13, 2011
Mining costs are up, deposits are hard to find, and share prices are down. These 3 factors can make investors who are paying attention a great deal of money…
Tags: China, Copper, industrial commodities, industrialization, iron ore, mining, mining boom, nickel
Category: Commodities | Commodities Corner | Natural Resources | Top Stories | U.S. Investing
Posted on: September 7, 2011
Today’s a good day. But globally most markets are bleeding red. So why will most markets around the world go down again?
Tags: bear markets, bull markets, China, global growth, global recession, recession, risk, risk avoidance, US economy, US growth, US jobs, US recovery
Category: Asia Investing | Banks | Europe Investing | India Investing | International Markets | The Federal Reserve | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Economy | US Government News
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 26, 2011
It’s not just the US. The whole world is out of whack. Currencies, taxes and trade have been manipulated by the global moneyed elites to work for them, not us.
Tags: Asia, Bretton Woods, China, currency debasement, Europe, global ecoomy, global growth, Trade imbalances
Category: The Economy | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Dollar and Forex | US Economy | US Government News | Washington News
Posted on: August 22, 2011
Gold rose over 2% last week. And it’s not through. But the “other” precious metal is rising just as fast. And it has a better upside than gold.
Tags: China, gold, gold bull, precious metals, silver, silver bull
Category: Commodities | Commodities Corner | Gold, Silver, and Precious Metals | Top Stories | U.S. Investing
