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For all the bulls..

For all the bulls out there and those bears who are having second thoughts…this is an interesting article from MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert (source; wsj.com That prospect has more than just a few investors worried, as the index gets within a … Continue reading

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February 2013 Investment report

The chase for yield and the impact of the mining slowdown is demonstrated in the lack of correlation within the market indexes. Leadership in the rally over the last 12 month has been skewed towards the top 50 stocks with … Continue reading

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Another 2013 recession call for Australia

Societe Generale’s Dylan Grice is is sticking to his statement that Australia is “a credit bubble built on a commodity market built on an even bigger Chinese credit bubble.” In this clip he explains why he is concerned about the … Continue reading

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Red Flag

Experienced market professionals are ever watchful for ‘Red Flags’ that signal market turning points. Today we may witnessed a couple. The ASX 200 rose a strong 36 points while CBA fell 10 cents and Wesfarmers fell 17 cents. These stocks … Continue reading

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Stall speed….

Last night we saw Central Banks continue to cut rates in an attempt to promote growth…but this is almost 5 years on from the GFC and encouraging growth remains a big problem. The following chart from David Rosenberg (Gluskin Sheff) … Continue reading

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Why U.S. Economy is Heading Back Into Recession

Economic Cycle Research Institute’s Lakshman Achuthan on The News Hub discusses why he believes the U.S. economy is heading back into recession in the next several months. Source; Marketwatch 9th May 2012

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Telstra beats market averages by 200%….thanks Future fund

On 20th August 2009, the Future Fund has reduced its shareholding in Telstra Corporation Ltd, with investment bank UBS successfully placing 684.4 million of the fund’s Telstra shares, worth $2.37bn with institutions at a price $3.47 – a 4.9% discount. … Continue reading

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