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  • CGTS DAILY FOR MONDAY 26 OCTOBER 2009 by Michael Clark
    Clark's Gate Timing SystemMonday 26 October 2009Happy birthday to both my brother and sister who were born on this day in 1948 and 1949. There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crises should come... More »
    October 26, 2009 • GE, SAP, TEVA
  • The Dogma of Low Interest Rates is Wrong by Harry Long
    In The Unintended Effects of Bad Policy (May 18th), I wrote that:"[L]ow interest rates often have the opposite of their intended effect. Extremely low interest rates can vacuum liquidity out of nations. Japan has been referred to as a nation where loose monetary policy was like... More »
    October 7, 2009 • EEM, FXI, PGJ
  • It's Not Just the Carry Trade by Harry Long
     In The Unintended Effects of Bad Policy (May 18th), I wrote that: "[L]ow interest rates often have the opposite of their intended effect.Extremely low interest rates can vacuum liquidity out of nations.Japan has been referred to as a nation where loose monetary policywas like... More »
    September 17, 2009 • EEM, FXI, PGJ
  • China’s Exports Recovery May Be a Myth by Anna Fedec
    China’s exports are likely to grow in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a recent forecast published by some Chinese and foreign institutions. However, at Trading Economics we don't buy it. It’s either a matter of miracle or bad accounting techniques.Indeed, exports, which... More »
    August 12, 2009 • EWH, FCHI, FXI
  • The Chinese Economy May Be Heading Into an Iceberg by Anna Fedec
    Since China’s fiscal stimulus announcement in November 2008, the Shanghai Composite Index has rallied almost 90 percent, giving hopes that China may lead other countries into a global recovery. However, in this article we raise questions over the sustainability of the biggest emerging... More »
    July 30, 2009 • TAO, HAO, FCHI
  • Bulls Try To Take It Up A Notch by Chris Ciovacco
    The financial markets have done a good job of forecasting the slow improvements we have seen in the economic numbers in recent weeks. Even though the economy remains weak, we cannot ignore the steady stream of incremental improvements in the economic data. For example, leading economic... More »
    July 22, 2009 • SPY, FXI, PGJ
  • ETF Options For "China-Deficient" U.S. Investors by Michael Johnston
    As the Chinese economy has surged over the last decade, investors unafraid to reach beyond their borders and embrace international equity investments have been handsomely rewarded. As a result of easing economic barriers and sound economic policies, China has now passed Germany for the number... More »
    June 11, 2009 • TAO, HAO, FXI
  • China and Emerging Market Invesing: Real Basis of Investors by William Gamble
    An article in The Economist citing two recent papers confirmed what I have been saying for years about the Chinese economy. My premise is that without proper rules, the Chinese system allocates capital inefficiently and does not provide adequate information to the markets. This is especially... More »
    May 29, 2009 • EEB, FCHI, FXI

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