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Look out for the landmarks of a stock market cycle
A big theme, gaining impetus as it rises, will become so huge that it must collapse catastrophically. Spend a few minutes on what usually takes four or five years
Reits makes sense in spite of property stigma
A Reit gives shareholders direct access to the property’s income instead of having it filtered by an operating company, writes Daniel Thomas
On Wall St: The elephant in the room
The debate over how the GSEs will be regulated remains a long-running saga, writes Michael Mackenzie
The Short View: Transportation stocks
John Authers on the rise of the transportation stocks in spite of record oil prices
A race against time
Sentiment must stabilise and the system recapitalised before fresh signs of credit turmoil emerge, writes Gillian Tett
Hot rocks
Diamond prices are strong and a premium is being placed on producers and explorers, writes Dex Kilalea at RBC Capital Markets
The Short View: Euro and oil
John Authers on the relationship between the single currency and the price of crude oil
Insight: Banking inadequacies are poorly addressed
As the world seemed to be tiring of Basel II, credit market turmoil has thrust concerns over banks’ capital adequacy firmly back into the spotlight
Asia’s vulnerability
Asia has so far proved resilient to the subprime crisis although policymakers in the region face an increasingly bumpy ride
The Short View: Crunchy credit
John Authers says that the credit crunch has only started to have a real effect on the US economy
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