We already argued on May 24 that the biggest risk in our view is rising interest rates, not hyperinflation. We also argued some mild inflation will actually be good. Here is why, but also the risks explained by an opponent…
Entries from May 2009
Inflating the debt away?
May 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Public Policy
A couple of nice oil sector charts
May 29th, 2009 · No Comments
Oil is getting stronger and stronger (and speaking of it, they just recovered oil for the third time at InterOIL), let’s see whether that spills over into the sector..
Tags: Oil
Improving corporate governance
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
One big problem in the financial system are the short-term incentives in place for managers, which leads them chasing the wrong objectives and excessive risk taking. Here is a way to fix that..
Tags: Reform Capitalism
Two companies we were following last year
May 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Are actually doing quite well. We were in and out of Sigma Design (SIGM, luckily we missed the downdraft by advising you a stop-loss at $20). We didn’t fare so well with Trina Solar (TSL), despite some profitable trades, but we explained that here, recently.
eBook readers grow up
May 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Here is a useful one, with a touch screen and letting you make notes in text, underline things..
Tags: Technology
Raymond James blames it on the debentures though..
May 28th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Not mutually exclusive, it’s what we did at first as well..
Tags: IOC · Research Reports
InterOil, so that was the sell-off..
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Triggered by a closing hedge-fund..
Tags: IOC
Some more observations on InterOil’s sell-off
May 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments
We’ll have to see how long the little downdraft last, and how to profit from it..
Tags: IOC
Barça’s Dream Team Mark II
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Sometimes, we can’t help ourselves, and indulge a little. We know most of our readers are American and couldn’t care less. We hope you’ll forgive us..
Tags: Fun and Games
Some observations on IOC’s sell-off
May 28th, 2009 · 5 Comments
We don’t see reasons for panicking, in fact, quite the contrary..
Tags: IOC
