All Posts Tagged With: "sovereign wealth funds"
Foreign Bondholders - and not the U.S. Mortgage Market - Drove the Fannie/Freddie Bailout
For anyone who still doubted the growing global influence of such emerging powerhouses as China, consider this: The U.S. government’s decision to take control of foundering mortgage giants Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) was driven not by worries…
11Sep2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedSCORCHED EARTH ECONOMY
Here at Casey Research we have been on the record as bearish on the outlook for the economy for some years now. Lest you think that is loose boasting, I can offer proof in Doug Casey’s August 2005 article, the…
11Jul2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedA New Wave of Congressionally Mandated Energy Profits Is Just Around the Corner
Congress is talking about going after oil speculators in an effort to lower prices by limiting the amount of money flowing into oil contracts.
We realize that they’re upset, but they’re going about this the wrong way. What’s more, they’re demonstrating a…
24Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Socialization of the Mortgage Business
“Housing, Inflation both getting worse,” says a headline at MarketWatch.
The price of oil held steady yesterday - in the face of Saudi plans to pump another 200,000 barrels a day. The dollar held steady too. And the yield on the…
18Jun2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedIndia and Japan May Be the Next to Join Global Cash Barons in Search of Higher Yielding Investments
Dubai, Saudi Arabia and China are among the nations that have employed the use of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to turn their massive cash surpluses into major league investments. Now India and Japan appear poised to take up the aggressive…
23Apr2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued
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