In the early 19th century, traders from Britain and America bought porcelain (china), silk and tea. Trouble was, they could find nothing to sell in exchange.
November 23rd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "central planning"
Will Gold Make Higher Highs From Here?
What’s more, the emergence of the gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) has put a huge portion of the gold market in a very small number of hands. If the ETFs sell…who will they sell to? Or more succinctly, a lot of the gold demand is coming from a few institutions. If other institutions (central banks and sovereign wealth funds) don’t pick up the slack, there will be more sellers than buyers and prices will fall.
October 7th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 3 comments | Continued
Smart People to Blame for Central Planning
‘The Singularity’ is an idea from Ray Kurzweil. The gist of it is that computers will soon be smarter than humans; by the middle of this century they’ll be smart enough to figure out how to get smarter and smarter, faster and faster.
September 7th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 21 comments | Continued
Chinese Economy Seems to be Growing
One of the risks we think is especially understated for China is the risk of central planning. Investors tend to favor China – over, say, India – because they think the Chinese government – even in the hands of communists – is capable of guiding the economy to prosperity.
May 11th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued