Yet More Mischief from Cheap Money, Part 379
Nothing is safe – not student loans, emerging markets, or London flats...
Did you enjoy your monthly dose of non-farms nonsense last Friday?
Gold and silver...
Stock Market and Economic Cycles
Understanding the difference between market and economic cycles and how they are related to investment performance can help determine the best timing strategies and...
Emerging Markets On A Bumpy Ride
Emerging markets have been the darlings of global investors for most of the last decade. Even the most conservative investors, such as pension funds...
GCC Annual Real GDP Growth 4-7% Until 2020, Report
Annual Real GDP Growth forecasts for MENA countries are roughly unchanged
Reflecting new insights into potential economic growth, BofA recently upgraded the long-term growth outlook...
High Gold Price Comeback
Gold price touched $1,420 an ounce last week, a three-and-half month high, as escalating tensions in the Middle East, volatile currency markets and renewed...
Gold & Silver Mining: To Hedge Or Not?
Why does hedging remain such a highly contentious issue for gold and silver miners...?
THERE'S always a lot of talk about gold and silver miners...
Consumer Demand for Gold up 53% in Q2 2013
The latest World Gold Council Gold Demand Trends report, which covers the period April-June 2013, highlights how recent falls in the gold price have...
Global Investment Funds Increase Allocations to UAE
Inflows to Frontier Market funds, which have been a key driver of outperformance relative to emerging markets, resumed after a small pullback in June,...
Fund Managers Cut Exposure to Emerging Markets Equities
There is a growing sense of bullishness among fund managers across the world. Investors are most enamored by Europe, the continent that has best...
Gold and Silver Advance on Improving Economic Data
On Monday, gold futures advanced for the fourth consecutive session. Silver futures surged to above $21 for the first time since the middle of...
Summer Fun for Precious Metals Investors
The long term needn't look quite so far off for bullion buyers right now...
PUT ASIDE the rise in US interest rates, GDP and Fed...
UAE Financial Markets to Close For Eid Al Fitr Holidays
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) announced that the Eid Al Fitr holidays for the financial markets will begin on Wednesday 29th of Ramadan...
Precious Metals May Drop 8% Over 12-Month Period
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a full-service global investment banking and securities firm which recommendations are capable of moving financial markets, yesterday pared its 12-month...
Hedge Funds Extend Record Asset Total for 4th Consecutive Quarter
Total hedge fund assets surpass $2.4 trillion, led by credit-sensitive Event Driven strategies;
Number of hedge funds surpasses 10,000 for first time since 2006
Total capital...
Escaping Cash in the Bank
US and UK inflation rose faster than interest rates in June. Get used to it...
JUST WHY DO people choose to buy gold and silver?...
Investors Still Confident In Global Growth Despite China Doubts
BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Still Confident In Global Growth Despite China Doubts
Allocations to Equity Rise, Bonds Increasingly Undesired
Global investors remain...
Most GCC Markets Witness Correction in June
Saudi and Qatar – sole advancers
Trading activity declines in June
GCC markets witnessed some correction in June, following a strong rally in May, reports Global...
UAE – The Most Attractive Country in the Middle East for...
The United Arab Emirates is among the most attractive countries in the world for foreign direct investments. According to the 2013 A. T. Kearney...