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Gold

The Gold Test

Gold has breached its 1600 $ level causing its fans and investors plenty of heartbreak and losses.

In an interesting article way back Sept, 2011, Bill Bonner argued that:

Gold has had a spectacular 11-year run. It’s time for a rest for the metal…and a test for the metal lovers. That’s just the way it works.

Markets and lovers always test their admirers. Gold should be giving its fans a test…before moving in the final stage of the bull market.

 

A test here means a 50% retracement from its peaks…that’s around 1200$ levels.

If such a scenario comes to pass, both Muthoot and Manappuram will be slaughtered further in the markets.
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Presentation

Sovereign Debt:A modern Greek Tragedy

A great presentation by the St.Louis FED

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Quotes

What was that again?

In fact, in my entire career, I have not seen retail participation being so badly reduced in terms of their equity exposure and their sentiment. I think they have been completely washed out.-Nirmal Jain,Promoter of IIFL said in an interview

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Chart

Chart:And they all fall down

Most countries saw their peaks happen in mid-March 2012 (more here)

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Links

Linkfest:May 10, 2012

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Sharad Pawar has a stake in IRB Infra ? (FirstPost)

India tax rules still baffle investors (WSJ)

Ranbaxy on recovery path (Mint)

Problems of being a Bangalore flat owner (SuchetaDalal)

Investing in SIP for last 5 years would have yielded 5.2% (CapitalMind)

India needs course correction to lure foreign investment (Bloomberg)

Spain is becoming the new Greece (GlobeandMail)