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Weekly US markets update and outlookStocks pin hopes on rescue plansMarket rallies past dismal jobs numbers, with sights set on possible recovery。MarketWatch: Investors are poised to start next week eager for plans from the government to boost the economy and rescue the financial system, which could help bulls cement a nascent February rally in stocks. Hopes that the market has already priced in……
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Like many other Malaysians, I have been following the “katak jumping events” in Perak fervently over the online news portals, newspapers or any other piece of information that makes senses. I have lost count already how many times I have visited and refreshed those online sites eager to see how those events unfold and to get the final verdict from the Sultan. The public opinion polls are all calli……
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Warren Buffett: We begin this New Year with dampened enthusiasm and dented optimism. Our happiness is diluted and our peace is threatened by the financial illness that has infected our families, organizations and nations. Everyone is desperate to find a remedy that will cure their financial illness and help them recover their financial health. Every new year, I adopt a couple of old maxims as my b……
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S&P500 (826, last week 832 or -0.72% w.o.w )Except for the Daily Parabolic SAR which turned positive recently, all other indicators egs MACD, MACD Histogram, Guppy MMAs and DMIs (+ve and –ve) are negative. For the weekly readings, the MACD, MACD Histogram and Parabolic SAR are still positive but will eventually turned negative if the selling continues further. The weekly ADX trend and DMIs (……
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Weekly US Market Update and Outlook’Bad bank’ is best hope for beaten stock marketMarketWatch: Progress creating a government structure to absorb banks’ rotten assets could provide some relief next week for the stock market, which otherwise faces a tough lineup of woeful corporate outlooks, plunging auto sales and big job losses.Investors are hoping for more clarity from Congress and the White Hou……
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May you and your families be richly blessed with Wealth, Health and Happiness Always in this year of the Ox. Happy Chinese New Year!……
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Jim Rogers(JR)’s advise with reference to the pound and the UK economy pushed the country deeper into its financial gloom. With a very troubled housing and financial service sector, JR’s statements push the already nervous investors over the edge. In fact, the advise spark a Sterling sell-off resulting it sitting at a 23 year low against the USD and an all-time low against the Yen. Questions have ……
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The report below from Morning Money was written by Louis Basenese an Associate Investment Director of The Oxford Club and a regular contributor to Investment U. This article first appeared in Investment U a week back. Like Jim Rogers, this investment manager seems to be very bullish with China and even provided 11 reasons why he is keen in buying China shares. Well, is he too early to call China a……
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Of late, HSBC has been rumoured to require cash injection in order to keep its ship chugging along the stormy financial waters. Morgan Stanley for example, predicted the bank needs between USD20-30b of equity and halve its dividend in order to bolster its Balance Sheet. No recovery is anticipated in its results until 2011. The news of the second financial bailout for the British banks and the stag……
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S&P500 (850, last week 890 or -4.5% w.o.w )The daily index has succumbed to selling pressure during last week. The Daily MACD, MACD Histogram, Guppy MMAs, Parabolic SAR and DMIs (+ve and –ve) are all showing negative already. However, we cannot discount a short term rebound during this week. For the weekly readings, the MACD, MACD Histogram and Parabolic SAR are still positive but will event……
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