George Soros switches from physical gold to gold stocks and that is very bullish for gold prices
Ever the investor who loves to confuse markets – remember how his description of gold as the ‘ultimate bubble’ confused some folk as he bought the metal himself – George Soros has done it again…
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Has the bearish news almost reached its peak for gold?
Watch today’s Bloomberg report on gold to witness what a serious pile up of bearish news looks like. Can it get much worse for gold from here? Has anybody turned off the printing presses? Have…
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The return of irrational exuberance to global stock markets with Dubai as front-runner?
It is barely two-and-a-half years ago that ArabianMoney editor and publisher Peter Cooper addressed a lunchtime meeting of the Australian Business Council in Dubai with a bold recommendation to ‘buy and hold’ local stocks. The…
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RTA planning transportation for a future Dubai with a population of 5.2 million
The Dubai Roads & Transport Authority has plans for a city of 5.2 million people, up from 2.1 million residents now, CEO of Strategy & Corporate Governance, Abdul Mohsin Younes told a luncheon meeting of…
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Reason to believe the next global economic crisis will start in the East and not the West
Mirror, mirror on the wall where are the biggest bubbles of all? That is the question to ask when looking for where the next global economic crisis is most likely to erupt. It’s been five…
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Data all points to a slowing US economy despite a soaring stock market and rising consumer confidence
Is the US economic recovery all hot air? The latest economic data from the US economy all points to a slowing economy, not a growing recovery. That’s what you might expect after tax rises and…
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Bill Gross reveals his key indicator as bubbles emerge everywhere
Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management talks about the outlook for bond and stock markets and investment strategy. Mr. Gross, speaking with Erik Schatzker and Sara Eisen on Bloomberg Television’s ‘Market Makers,’…
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Bill Gates is back on top as the world’s richest man
For all the controversy over Windows 8 shares in Microsoft have jumped high enough to make its founder Bill Gates the world’s richest man again, a position he has regularly swapped with the world’s most…
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Brazil’s 5m barrels-per-day deep sea oil investment
From oil shale in North America to reserves deep under the South American ocean, the quest for energy independence continues far and wide and at huge expense.
As part of Bloomberg’s ‘The Real Brazil’ special…
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Have a look around Dubai as the city starts to boom again in this amazing timelapse video
One reason that Dubai’s stock and real estate markets are among the best performing in the world this year is the completion of the city’s infrastructure since the deep recession and real estate collapse in…
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Some canny contrarian investors start to buy gold and silver stocks
Rising star of the independent investment commentators Mike Swanson explains why he has just been buying gold and silver stocks. It’s a contrarian view with a recovery from the lows of the recent crash in…
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Is a bond crash going to be the other side of this surge in equities?
Have investors got their eye on the wrong ball now? The rising stock market is the talk of the town. Is this almost a top, or a new bubble forming? Still what we really ought…
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Dubai best performing stock market in the world up 40% this year
The Dubai Financial Market is the world’s best performing stock market and has gained 40 per cent this year to date. Next up are Nairobi, Kuwait and Nigeria. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange is up…
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Gold still likely to test recent lows this summer
Gold prices seem to be about to re-test their recent lows as ArabianMoney expected. But the real debate is what happens after that.
On yesterday’s ‘Futures In Focus’ on Bloomberg TV, Edward Meir, commodities analyst…
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Gold on sale is still a great buy, time to fill your boots?
People usually rush to the sales in January to snap up the bargains and across Asia it has been the same story for gold since the price crash last month. Actually precious metal sales in…
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HSBC bullish on the rupee and bearish on the Australian dollar
Tracking the latest trends in currency markets and staying ahead of the curve remains hugely important for many investors trying to hedge their risk.
Paul Mackel, head of Asian currency research at HSBC Holdings in…
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