UPDATE ON THE STOCK MARKET . Witten Friday, June 20th, 2008: 6:30 a.m. Looked to me like yesterday’s stock market rally was a knee-jerk reaction to China announcing it was going to raise oil prices by 17%. Crude dove on the news while stocks jumped. But if one thinks it through, is China raising...
GLOBAL VIEW . CHINA , THE OLYMPICS & STEVEN SPIELBERG . Trouble Begins! Looks like exactly what China’s government has to fear is starting to unfold. You see, famous American film-maker Steven Spielberg had signed up to add some glitz to the upcoming August Beijing Summer Olympics ceremonies. But...
Boy, during China’s recent sharp pullback of -29% off its October 16 th , 2007 top, investors have been anxiously waiting to jump back on board. Even well known, long term investor Jim Rogers, who’s very bearish on America now, has started saying he’s looking to buy more shares in China after this dip...