It is interesting to see, but I think the Republicans might actually self-destruct. Remember that the Republican party was the result of the whig party self-destructing. Though the question is can the Republican party self-destruct? Sure it can, after all the Progressive Conservatives of Canada are no more, Conservatives of the UK are a shadow (more…)
I keep hearing on the argument of how inflation will come and haunt us. And how interest rates are going sky-high. And how we are doing things wrong and the economy is so bad. And if mortgage rates go above 5% then everything will break apart and people will stop getting mortgages. At leas that (more…)
I am critical of you, but kudos that you put things in perspective. The World’s Biggest Debtor Nations It starts off with the US and you go OMG… But then you move on and you think, “hey they have that much debt?” And what surprised me is that Switzerland (where I live) has 268% of (more…)
When I saw Twitter and this social stuff I thought, huh? And then a very good old high school buddy introduced me to Face Book… Well, one thing lead to another and now I am on Twitter… Since I am a Twitter newbie, I think my twitter is christianhgross… What I really like about social (more…)
Many folks are sceptical of the rally. Yet the market goes up and up and up. And yes we hear yet again this “light” volume argument. And of course we hear arguments that the world is going to collapse from the likes of Jim Rogers and Marc Faber. Though the Marc Faber one puzzles me (more…)
Wow Jim Rogers just does not give up does he? "I’m not buying shares if that’s what you mean. Not at all," Rogers told "Squawk Box Asia." "The bottom will probably come later this year, next year, who knows when," he added. No Jim you are not buying stocks. What did you buy? "I have (more…)
I was thinking a bit about my previous blog entry on how I said I was ultra bullish. I have actually been thinking on this topic for about a week. And now I realized that this could be the perfect storm against the shorts and those waiting on the sidelines. Though I think it is (more…)
Yes you read that right I am tentatively ultra bullish. Please remember I mean this for a 3 to 5 year time horizon. Let me explain why I am so bullish. Did you catch how oil hit 58 USD per barrel? That makes me ultra-bullish. Yesterday I had a get together with Indians who have (more…)
Over a year ago I commented on how I was very worried about a trend of hedging and companies doing things that did not relate to their core business. A reader said: Christian…I’m sure you’re a great guy. Put your glasses back on…it will likely improve your vision. Really? Look at these news… What has (more…)
I was reading the following on CBC. Although four banks holding 70 per cent of the debt had agreed to erase it for $2 billion, the hedge funds were holding out for a better deal. After allowing talks to continue late into the night Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury finally ended negotiations after the hedge funds (more…)
