Daily Archives: February 14, 2011

Food inflation in China skyrockets; Retailer margin squeeze coming; More thoughts on stock picking

Food inflation in China skyrockets Chinese inflation numbers are set to be released tomorrow, with the market expecting a sub-5% reading….lower than anticipated earlier in the year. Despite this, inflation in China is rumored to be running at a double-digit … Continue reading

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BC real estate marketers getting desperate; Obama vows deficit cuts

BC real estate marketers getting desperate The city of Vancouver is still showing relative strength in sales with most recent data suggesting sales to new listings maintaining a steady 50% reading.  We won’t know how sales levels will be affected … Continue reading

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