Archive for 'Currencies' Category

Excellent unadvertised counsel (the ideal sort)

1 July 2009 by Christopher Suleske

I am still processing this read. It’s an interview with Ray Dalio, a well-respected Chief Investment Officer with an excellent track record. More importantly, he pulled out nearly 10% gains last year because he’s been on the watchful end of our economic situation. He appears to know what he’s talking about and [...]

THE Chinese threat

29 June 2009 by Christopher Suleske

MUCH has been bandied about insofar as the threat China poses to the U.S. economy. Usually it is commentary related to their massive trade surplus. That is the least of our worries. Here is the most immediate concern:
China’s banks are veering out of control. The half-reformed economy of the People’s Republic cannot [...]

With so many fat ladies around, here’s hoping none of them can sing!

26 October 2007 by Christopher Suleske

WORD is one of the few financial minds I really respect, Jim Rogers, is so down on the dollar that he’s out of all dollar-denominated holdings. I’ll make a point of checking my retirement allocations again tomorrow. Quite a bit has been in gold and foreign equities and we have profited.
So why is [...]

It’s over (perhaps).

22 October 2007 by Christopher Suleske

WHEN officials within the Federal Reserve Bank (a private institution, by the way) start saying things like

The Federal Reserve will continue to monitor developments in financial markets and act as needed to support the effective functioning of these markets and to foster sustainable economic growth and price stability,

well then, I believe they know they’re [...]