Singapore Stocks Worst in Developed World: Southeast Asia – Bloomberg 09-01-13

Salient to Investors: Investors pulled $2.2 billion from Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines in August, versus inflows of $6.8 billion in 2012. Wellian Wiranto at Barclays said Singapore is a barometer for Southeast Asia; choppiness elsewhere cause ripples in Singapore. Khiem Do at Baring Asset Mgmt said Singapore’s stock market benefited from loose

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Bubble, Bubble, Money and Trouble – Barron’s 06-01-13

Salient to Investors: Marc Faber at the Gloom Boom & Doom Report says: High-end assets from stocks to art to real estate are in a bubble caused by central bank money-printing. This money doesn’t increase economic activity and asset prices in concert, instead creates dangerous excesses in countries and asset

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Carson Block Goes Short Unafraid as Chinese Gangsters Chase – Bloomberg 12-10-12

Salient to Investors: Carson Block at Muddy Waters said he stopped betting against Chinese companies this year after government agents hindered his analysts and harassed workers at his storage company in Shanghai. Block says China is protecting frauds by making it difficult to research short sale candidates, and has used intelligence and police agencies to deter

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