Month: December 2010

  • LIMTI – update 12/15

    The LIMTI (Lighthouse Investment Management Timing Index) is an experimental project. It is calculated daily on the basis of various statistical readings on the US stock market (mostly S&P 500 Index) to gauge whether the market is overbought (red shaded area) or oversold (green area). Below I will go into detail in regards to which…

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  • Funeral music for the Euro?

    Funeral music for the Euro-zone? This week, EU leaders will try to agree on limited EU treaty changes at a summit (December 16-17). The aim is to establish a permanent rescue mechanism for countries in financial difficulties. On Monday and Tuesday (December 13-14) foreign affairs ministers will meet in Brussels to prepare draft conclusions. The…

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  • Ireland: Bail-out with a Boomerang

    Why the EU/IMF bail-out of Ireland will be a boomerang with multiple victims. This article looks at the motivations behind the, at first sight, clueless actions.

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