Jeremy Grantham’s Bullish Two-Year Outlook – Barron’s 11-19-13

Salient to Investors: Jeremy Grantham at BMO writes: The Greenspan-Bernanke policy of excessive stimulus, now administered by Yellen, will continue, and that the path of least resistance, for the market is up. It would take a severe economic shock to outweigh the effect of the Fed’s relentless pumping of the

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Bubble Trouble Seen Brewing in Australia Home Prices – Bloomberg 11-06-13

Salient to Investors: Housing in Australia accounts for 60 percent of average household wealth versus a global average of 45 percent. Average household debt has been near 150 percent of annual income since 2006 versus 135 percent in the US. House prices have not fallen more than 10 percent in

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Central Banks Drop Tightening Talk as Easy Money Goes On – Bloomberg 10-23-13

Salient to Investors: Continued stimulus on cooling global growth led by weakening in developing nations amid stagnant inflation and job growth in much of the industrial world risks inflating asset bubbles central bankers will have to face later. Talk of unsustainable home-price increases is spreading from Germany to New Zealand,

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U.K. House Prices Climb as Rightmove Doubles Forecast: Economy – Bloomberg 07-15-13

Salient to Investors: Rightmove  said UK home prices will climb 4 percent in 2013  as sellers raised asking prices for a seventh month to a record in July. Miles Shipside at Rightmove said a combination of apparent economic stability internationally and some signs of an economic upturn nationally mean more home movers are willing and able to increase

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