I suppose if I had to put it to you philosophically, I’d say that trade forces us to make our lives useful to one another by producing things people actually want and are willing to trade for. That is real capitalism and free trade uncorrupted by unsound money. It only has two basic rules: do what you say you’re going to do and don’t take what’s not yours.
December 7th, 2011 | Dan Denning | 3 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "trade"
How I generate ‘slipstream’ trades
‘Slipstreaming’ is a cycling metaphor that fits perfectly with what I do in the markets. If you’ve ever watched a big cycle race, like the Tour de France, you’ll know that the key to winning a stage is timing: knowing when to sit in the ‘slipstream’ of the rider in front of you (letting them do the hard work) and knowing which points in the race to attack.
September 16th, 2010 | Murray Dawes | 0 comments | Continued
Buffett Commands
Buffett, in his role as aloof spokesman for a bygone era, said, “I am a huge bull on this country…We will not have a double dip recession at all. I see our businesses coming back almost across the board.” All of that is interesting. But only some of it is relevant. Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders would be more concerned with the actual performance of its units than how Buffett feels about America. But to the extent that Buffett himself has become a brand (cliché)…
September 14th, 2010 | Dan Denning | 65 comments | Continued
Let the Good Times Roll
Can you be a world dominating company when there’s inherently cyclicality and volatility in the underlying price of the commodity you produce? Or even more simply can commodity stocks be world dominators? If you accept the premise that you’re investing in a great transitional period in history where, generally speaking, standards of living are falling in the West and rising in the East, what Australian companies (if any) are in the best spot to dominate (or at least profit) from this trend?
July 27th, 2010 | Dan Denning | 6 comments | Continued
Will the Great “Pink Sheets Makeover” Work?
I doubt the average person has any idea what the Pinks Sheets are, much less anything about its reputation. But the average investor probably has very few positive things to say about this over-the-counter stalwart. It’s the “Wild West” of investing…You can’t find anything on the Pinks that isn’t a sub-penny or shell company…
July 22nd, 2010 | Greg Guenthner | 0 comments | Continued
US Economic Growth Still Dependent On the Government
Just like the markets. Keep us guessing. Is this a major rally? Or just a feint to the upside? We don’t know. Stocks have been up six days in a row. The shorts have been squeezed…forcing them to buy into a rising market to cover their positions. And here’s something interesting: “Surprise jump in US trade deficit as imports flood in from China.”
July 15th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
A Glowing Recommendation
One of the best investments we can make right now is to buy into supplies of relatively secure, low-cost uranium – the feedstock for nuclear reactors. The simple story is that the uranium supply trails far behind demand. The added wrinkle is that supply cannot easily increase.
July 14th, 2010 | Chris Mayer | 6 comments | Continued
How to Profit from a High Risk Market
What exactly is risk? I think it is the most difficult thing to understand in finance. Academia has come up with a number to describe the volatility of returns over time and that number comes to represent the word “risk”. But does it really make you understand what the volatility of YOUR earnings will be over time. I don’t believe it does.
June 10th, 2010 | Murray Dawes | 2 comments | Continued
Dubai and Abu Dhabi: Newcomers to the Global Finance and Trade
Still, our friend Peter Cooper recalls a time in his own family history when Dubai was nothing but a backwater of the British Empire, a port full of smugglers, nomads and thieves.
October 14th, 2009 | Addison Wiggin | 6 comments | Continued
Americans Aren’t Borrowing Or Buying
This is the story we’ve been telling here at The Daily Reckoning for two years. Americans have to cut back. They are out of time and out of money.
October 13th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
Qatar Relies on Natural Gas Reserves While Dubai Leans on Trade and Finance
Qatar is a red-hot economy. Last year it grew around 18% and this year it ought to grow another 16%. We saw the headlines in the Gulf Times in the lounge while waiting for our transfer to Dubai.
October 8th, 2009 | Chris Mayer | 1 comment | Continued
How to Setup a Stop Loss for Your Trade
The simple truth is that without a clear idea regarding how to set a stop loss, you are sacrificing your future. A stop loss tells you when to jump ship, and get out of your trade. I’m sure you know this – but have you really applied it? To join the elite inner circle of outrageously successful traders, your first aim must be capital preservation… And this can only be achieved by setting a stop. Read on…
May 4th, 2009 | Louise Bedford | 11 comments | Continued
Terms of Trade Driving Runaway Australian Inflation
“Terms of trade” is one of those terms of the trade that gets throw around by economists all the time. But what does it mean? The simple definition is this: it’s the ratio between export prices to import prices. If you get more for what you sell and pay less for what you buy, your terms of trade improve. And guess what people? Thanks to this particular moment in history, Australia gets a lot more for what it sells and pays a lot less for what it buys (except for crude oil).
April 18th, 2008 | Dan Denning | 9 comments | Continued
Australian Trade Deficit Grows for 75th Consecutive Month
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the February trade deficit blew out by 30%, from a revised $2.59 billion in January to $3.29 billion in February. Exports fell by 4%, or about $18.2 billion in the month. The big laggards were metal ores, minerals, and coal. There is a simple explanation for Australia’s trade deficit: the country really doesn’t make much. How else can you explain something that’s been a regular feature of the economic landscape for the past 75 months?
April 8th, 2008 | Dan Denning | 2 comments | Continued
