Today's Outside the Box comes to us from England. My European partner Niels Jensen from time to time sends me some of the best letters he reads from the hedge fund world. He is an excellent filter for me, and this week's Outside the Box offering is no exception. Below is the November commentary...
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John Mauldin
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11-16-2009
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Filed under: China, GDP, Russia, Economy, Niels Jensen, Trade Balance, Hugh Hendry, United Kingdom, Norway, Dollar, Eclectica Fund
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Is The Economy Finally Turning Around? Companies With Cheap Eats Are Doing Well China's Economy Is Still Hot (Compared With Everybody Else) Energy Investments Are Looking Good Again The Bottom Line This Week The stock market rally that started on March 9 is proving to have longer legs than even the...
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Dear Reader, This week I tripped over an old musical favorite, I'm Your Captain , by Grand Funk Railroad, which is what I'm listening to as I begin this weekly missive. While the song has a little rust on it, for those of you who haven't taken a ride on Grand Funk Railroad of late, it's...
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David Galland
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03-16-2009
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Filed under: Economy, Gold, China, Obama, The Casey Report, GDP, Employment, Without Borders, Global Trade, Renminbi, Citigroup, Nationalization, Exports
Dear Readers, I have woken in the pre-dawn to find our direst predictions coming true, with global stock markets taking yet another pounding and U.S. stock futures limit down. Serving as a proxy for the mindset now gripping governments around the world, French President Sarkozy has announced that the...
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David Galland
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10-27-2008
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Filed under: Economy, Interest Rates, International Speculator, Presidential Race, Credit Crisis, Politics, Gold, Dollar, China, David Galland, Economic Forecast, Taxes
IN THIS ISSUE: The Latest Good & Not So Good Economic News Stratfor: "Economic Crisis Brewing In China?" Conclusions - Maybe Lighten Up On China Keep Your Comments Coming - Thanks Introduction As you are well aware, this year's Summer Olympics will be held in China beginning this Friday...
Written: April 11, 2008 Dear Readers, No question about it, we humans like to keep things simple. And no wonder; if the world is anything, it is chaotic. And so we look for our philosophy in un-taxing nuggets, the sort, perhaps, that might grace the back of a cereal box, be squeezed onto a bumper sticker...
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David Galland
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04-14-2008
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Filed under: Economy, Inflation, Dollar, China, Housing Crisis, Biofuels, Olympics, Food Prices, World Bank, Karl Marx, Internet
Dear Fellow Global Adventurers , This past week I came across worthy comments from Dr. Marc Faber of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report in which he comments that, by continuing to cut interest rates, Bernanke will eventually "destroy the U.S. dollar." If Bloomberg is reporting accurately, and...