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Shayne Heffernan: How to Develop an Inflation Hedge 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:01:23 +0000

Shayne Heffernan: How to Develop an Inflation Hedge 2013 QE1, QE2, QE3, the Bernanke “Twist” and QE4 are pumping out money at a rate never before seen in history. The Fed will not only generate US inflation but it will be exporting that inflation to the rest of the World, especially emerging markets. It is [...]

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Asia’s Best Hedge Funds

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:00:34 +0000

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Airlines Look to Positive 2013 FAA, Ryan, Southwest

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:10:20 +0000

The Airlines Industry has had an impressive start to the year despite difficult global economic conditions. The Claymore/NYSE Arca Airline ETF (FAA) has surged approximately 23 percent year-to-date, more than double the Down Jones gain of 10.65 percent. Ryan International Airlines, Inc. has been lifted out of bankruptcy with a Jeff Clayton management led buyout [...]

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Become a Professional Day Trader

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:33:00 +0000

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Money, Wall Street and the Coming Financial Crisis

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:58:36 +0000

Money, Wall Street and the Coming Financial Crisis I’m constantly on guard not to bore my readers with tedious, repetitious comments week after week. However, with the markets acting as they are, it’s impossible not to be repetitive as the markets are mostly a repeat of the previous week’s action. How long have I [...]

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Technical Alert: Google Inc NASDAQ:GOOG

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:11:42 +0000

Technical Alert: Google Inc NASDAQ:GOOG The security price has set a new 14-period high while our momentum oscillator has not. This is a bearish divergence. Google Inc NASDAQ:GOOG is currently 14.6% above its 200-period moving average and is in an downward trend. Volatility is extremely high when compared to the average volatility over the last [...]

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Heffernan keen to expand into Hotel Investments and Property Sales

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:15:14 +0000

The momentum of hotel investment in Thailand is likely to continue, supported by new buying opportunities, especially in tourist destinations, according to the property service consultant John Lang LaSalle. Activity in Thailand is projected to increase as some counter-cyclical buying opportunities emerge, said Mike Batchelor, managing director for Asia’s investment sales of Jones Lang LaSalle [...]

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Wall St and the Fiscal Cliff

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:16:41 +0000

Wall St and the Fiscal Cliff From Shayne Heffernan Yesterday the markets celebrated the failure of Obama to orchestrate and agreement, America still faces possible default and spiraling debt. i am not alone in my caution, The International Monetary Fund said that US actions to avoid the fiscal cliff did not go far enough to [...]

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Investing in Thailand 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 05:32:15 +0000

Q3 2012 was tough on Thai Exports, exports declined by 1.13 per cent compared to the same period last year, but there is some big news, Toyota plan to make 1m Cars per annum in Thailand. The Auto Sector is the second most important industry for economic growth in any Country, and Thailand has excelled [...]

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A Luxury Guide to the best hotels and resorts in Thailand

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 07:14:12 +0000

A Luxury Guide to the best hotels and resorts in Thailand It is no secret I love Thailand and the Thai lifestyle, Bangkok is one of the world’s great cities, and on the weekends or on rare holidays you get to hang out at one of dozens of supremely luxurious resorts from pool villas overlooking [...]

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Asian Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:00:58 +0000

Asian Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge According to the 2012 Q3 Asia-Pacific Capital Market Observation, the total value of the Q3 Asia-Pacific real estate investment reached $19 billion, with an average increase of 21% over the past three years, considering that fast 3 years captures the tail end of the Global Financial Crisis, those [...]

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Thailand News: PTTEP & Cove Energy Trading Outlook for Thailand’s Largest Stock Offering

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:38:09 +0000

If you are buying PTTEP to secure the right to buy the 142 baht stock as a long term investment you are making the right move, if you are trying to trade it up on the demand from people trying to secure rights, then be fast and exit soon. Thailand’s largest ever stock offering is [...]

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Investing and Retirement

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:11:53 +0000

Investing and Retirement Most (71 per cent) Boomers can’t wait to spend their time as they wish in retirement, but four-in-10 (42 per cent) of those not-yet-retired expect managing cash flow in retirement to be more difficult and 37 per cent are worried they do not have enough money to do what they want, according [...]

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Jakarta Stock Exchange Preview, Bumi Resources, Rupiah, Agung Podomoro

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:53:38 +0000

Jakarta should open higher today after a positive session on Wall St Over Night. Data showed the U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the third quarter as businesses restocked, but consumer and business spending were revised lower in a sobering reminder of the economic recovery’s underlying weakness. Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. [...]

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ASEAN Market Preview, Philippines, PTTP, Bumi, PTT, Maxis, Olam, Muddy Waters

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:03:01 +0000

Expect a rally in ASEAN today, Wall St marked the second straight day where a leading legislator dictated trading action. On Tuesday, stocks fell on pessimistic remarks from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada. The market has been swinging for weeks now on headlines from Washington, with Wednesday’s gyrations once again highlighting [...]

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange Preview: China Mobile Ltd. HKG:0941, Lai Sun Development HKG:0488

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:40:38 +0000

China Mobile Ltd. HKG:0941, Lai Sun Development HKG:0488 Hong Kong should see gains today as on Wall St over night House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said he was optimistic that a budget deal to avert large tax hikes and spending cuts currently under discussion in Washington could be reached. President Barack Obama, speaking [...]

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Hong Kong Stocks Preview: Bank of China HKG:3988, CCB HKG:0939, ICBC HKG:1398

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:28:12 +0000

Bank of China HKG:3988, CCB HKG:0939, ICBC HKG:1398 Hong Kong shares closed 0.79 percent higher at the end of a quiet day Friday, extending recent advances, on hopes for fresh policy measures by Beijing to boost the Chinese economy. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 170.78 points to end at 21,913.98 on turnover of HK$50.77 [...]

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Instant Credit Card and Personal Loans

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:07:20 +0000

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ASEAN Market Preview: Banco de Oro, Guinness Anchor, Bank Rakyat, UOB, Siam Cement

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:14:51 +0000

Another day of slow and choppy trade is expected in ASEAN as investors around the world seek clarity on several major issues, a Debt Crisis is on the horizon in the EU and the USA. Greece’s international lenders failed again to reach a deal to release emergency aid to the debt-saddled country. Lenders will try [...]

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Live Trading News the strategic partner in Asia

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:26:27 +0000

‘There is no permanent organizational chart for the world….it is of the extreme importance to be ready at all times to take advantage of new opportunities.’ Robert C. Goizueta, (Former) Chairman and CEO, Coco-Cola Company Business incorporation has become synonymous with responsible business ownership. Yet, so many misconceptions and rumors exist about the benefits [...]

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Global Debt Crisis Looms

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:44:44 +0000

IT USED TO BE taken for granted that you could put aside some money and earn enough interest to be better off than when you started. As the world continues to struggle with the aftermath of an enormous credit boom and its subsequent bust, though, this kind of objective seems hopelessly naïve. Events in Europe [...]

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FX Update: Technicals and Outlook EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CHF

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:09:55 +0000

“Technical Analysis” is a complicated-sounding name for a very basic approach to trading. Simply put, it is the study of security prices in order to make better trading decisions. The primary tool of the technical analyst is a chart showing price and volume. By identifying patterns over time, technical analysts are often able to predict [...]

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USD/JPY Japenese Yen News, Technicals and Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:26:30 +0000

The Nikkei climbed 0.9 percent to end at a two-month high of 9,222.52, with a resistance level seen at a September high of 9,288. The broader Topix advanced 0.7 percent to 767.01. Analysts said that sector-rotation may be seen during the next few days amid rapid rises in the Nikkei as some investors want to [...]

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ASEAN Market Preview: San Miguel, Golden Agri-Resources, Malaysian Resources,Yoma Strategic, Dawei Special Economic Zone

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:57:03 +0000

Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at ASEAN Equities including, San Miguel, Golden Agri-Resources, Malaysian Resources,Yoma Strategic, Dawei Special Economic Zone Bernanke, in comments before the Economic Club of New York, said the Fed does not have the ability to offset the damage that would result if politicians fail [...]

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Thailand Stock Exchange: Important Charts for Tuesday

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:59:53 +0000

Thailand Stock Exchange, Krisdamahanakorn Pcl, TISCO Financial Group PCL , G Steel PCL Thailand should rally today after a strong rally over night on Wall St. The S&P 500 is up more than 2 percent in the last two sessions as rhetoric from legislators over the weekend suggests a deal could be reached to stave [...]

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How to Invest in Asian Real Estate

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:25:38 +0000

The most secured and durable investment is real estate property. History has proven that although real estate prices may have fluctuated from time to time, over the long-term real estate property has appreciated in value. The security for a mortgage is real estate property. Private mortgages provide a regular income stream, tangible security and a [...]

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ASEAN Markets to Open Lower: San Miguel, Keppel Corp, PTT, Bakrieland, Tanjung Offshore

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:19:42 +0000

Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at ASEAN Markets, San Miguel, Keppel Corp, PTT, Bakrieland, Tanjung Offshore Wall St hit the lowest levels since late July on Wednesday, driven by uncertainty over budget negotiations and an escalation of violence in the Middle East. President Obama pressed for his proposal [...]

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Hot Charts: Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL May Bounce to $620

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:53:06 +0000

Hot Charts: Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL May Bounce to $620 Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at APPL. Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL the chart indicates AAPL is ready to bounce back to the $620 range in the near term. Christmas sales will be a boost to AAPL an the long term [...]

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ASEAN Equities Preview, DBS, CIMB, PLDT, Siam Cement, Bumi

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:12:43 +0000

Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at ASEAN Equities, DBS, CIMB, PLDT, Siam Cement, Bumi Indonesia Borneo Lumbung Energi & Metal (BORN) expects a return on its investments worth US$1 billion following a purchase of a 23.8 percent stake in Bumi Plc. Alexander Ramlie, BORN director, said that was [...]

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ASEAN Market Preview Philippines Peso, Wilmar, Bumi, PTT, Maybank

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:12:22 +0000

The Dow was pressured by stocks closely tied to the pace of growth, including Caterpillar Inc and Boeing Co. A major headwind for the economy has been declining demand from Europe, which has been drifting toward recession. The S&P rose nearly 6 percent in the third quarter, lifted by accommodative moves by the Federal Reserve [...]

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Thai Film Industry Event at the 17th Busan International Film Festival

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:37:14 +0000

Thai Film Industry Event at the 17th Busan International Film Festival Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya SirivadhanaBarnavadi will preside over the Thai Film Industry Event at the 17th Busan International Film Festival on the 9th October 2012 at Westin Chosun Busan. The Office of Commercial Affairs, the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry [...]

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Philippines: Mindanao Boom Time

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 06:38:19 +0000

Giant mall operator SM Prime Holdings is so bullish about Mindanao consumers, whom it considers power buyers, that it plans to build five more malls on the island within the next four years. Hans Sy, president of SM Prime Holdings, said that based on a survey conducted by SM Prime Holdings, “Mindanao has a very [...]

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Abu Dhabi Stocks: First Gulf Bank PJSC Under Valued

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:04:13 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan has upgraded the outlook for First Gulf Bank, raising the stock to a strong buy and issuing a 2014 price target of 18AED. FGB has emerged from the crisis with improved capitalization levels and has maintained its strong profitability and relatively solid asset-quality ratios. FGB’s efficient business model benefits from low-cost deposits [...]

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Asia Real Estate Report: Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore, Pattaya

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:01:32 +0000

Pattaya Pattaya in Thailand has seen a strong growth in its real estate markets since 2008 and is now considered the second city in Thailand, according to industry experts. The recent inaugural Pattaya Property Outlook Forum organised by the Agency for Real Estate Affairs (AREA) and the Eastern Seaboard chapter of the Real Estate Broker [...]

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Indonesia IPO: Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NYSE:NEM)

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:01:15 +0000

Newmont Nusa Tenggara, the country’s second-biggest gold producer, plans to sell a 10 percent stake in itself for more than $500 million in an initial public offering, once a contentious divestment issue is resolved, its top executive said. Economist Shayne Heffernan has said this will be a well over subscribed IPO that will become a [...]

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Asian Currency Preview, Baht, SGD, RMB, Peso, Ringgit

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:22:09 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the week ahead on Asian Currencies. The Thai Baht The Baht is expected to stay in the 31 – 31.5 range this week, The Bank of Thailand kept its benchmark interest rate at 3 percent. Three forecast a 25 basis point cut. Global funds bought $39 million more [...]

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Free Guide to Doing Business in Thailand 2012

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:08:41 +0000

Free Guide to Doing Business in Thailand 2012 In East Asia and the Pacific, Thailand is ranked the third easy place to do business, behind Singapore and Hong Kong. The World Bank’s “Doing Business 2012″ report put Singapore at the top as the country where it is easiest to do business and as having the [...]

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Draghi to Begin Massive Money Printing in Europe

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:01:08 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan looks at the European Master Plan The European Central Bank agreed to launch a new and potentially unlimited bond-buying program despite the fact that they are operating with very limited reserves, what does this mean? It means the ECB will begin the biggest Money printing exercise in History. “No ex-ante quantitative limits [...]

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Time to Sell Apple Inc. NASDAQ:AAPL

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:22:15 +0000

Time to Sell Apple Inc. NASDAQ:AAPL, Buy Samsung and Google Inc NASDAQ:GOOG Apple Inc. NASDAQ:AAPL jumped 1.88 percent to close at $675.68, giving the maker of the iconic iPhone and iPad a record market value of $633 billion (506 billion euros), reinforcing its place as the world’s most valuable corporation. However Samsung will appeal and [...]

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Wall Street’s Big Lie, Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:51:48 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan takes a look at Wall Street’s Big Lie, Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL If we take a look at the Dow Jones Index, the NASDAQ and the S&P 500 and their performance over the last year we would be justified to reach the conclusion that things are not to bad, but a closer look [...]

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How to Hedge Your Investments for Retirement

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:16:47 +0000

Retirement Investing: How to Hedge Your Investments Buy Value, Buy at the Right Time and Buy for the Long Term. Why should you hedge?. The answer is simple, you can secure profits long term if you limit your risk. “Global risks are rising, you cannot afford to be apathetic and remain inward-looking.” Economist Shayne Heffernan [...]

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EuroCrisis EUR/USD Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:06:29 +0000

German news magazine Der Spiegel on Sunday quoted Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti as saying in an interview that “the tensions accompanying the eurozone over the past years already bear the signs of a psychological dissolution of Europe.” Monti further told the magazine that the euro’s disintegration would “destroy the founding of the European project.” [...]

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Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL a Buy Before Earnings

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:39:04 +0000

Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL reports its third quarter results on July 24, 2012 with increasing rumors that the iPad maker is making a smaller version of its iPad tablet or the famous iPad mini. iPhone Apple launched the updated mobile operating system iOS6 in June, and the new system will go on sale in October, corresponding [...]

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US Pensions in Danger

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:57:57 +0000

S&P 500 Companies Post Record Level of Pension & OPEB Underfunding; Might be too Late for Baby Boomers to Safely Build-up Assets A report published today by S&P Dow Jones Indices reveals record Pension and OPEB underfunding for the S&P 500 companies. Data for fiscal 2011 shows that S&P 500 defined pensions reached an underfunding [...]

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USA Real Estate: How to Buy Right

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:29:06 +0000

Don’t Forget The 3 Main Home Buying Aspects! By Megan Gates Elliman Brooklyn Real Estate It is important to make sure that you are doing as much research as possible when you are trying to buy a home. To be an educated buyer means that you will be able to get the best home possible [...]

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Norseman Gold (LON:NGL, ASX:NGX) Upgraded in as Kevin Maloney takes the helm

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:34:11 +0000

Norseman Gold (LON:NGL, ASX:NGX) has been upgraded to a strong buy at HeffCap www.hefffcap.com with a 2015 price target of $15GBP issued today by Economist Shayne Heffernan. Norseman Gold plc is an AIM and ASX listed gold production and exploration company. Its key asset is the Norseman Project, which lies at the southern extent of [...]

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Europe: Economy Terminal, Devalue or Die

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:20:27 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan on the Euro Crisis Debt levels in many European states are now terminal, and collapse of the EU or the Euro is certain. Greece may yet be forced to abandon the Euro, default on more of its national debts totaling hundreds of billions of euros, and revert to the old drachma as [...]

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Bernanke and the Gold Price

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:44:48 +0000

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Monday 16 July 2012, 07:30 EDT Gold Market “Nervous and Thin” Ahead of Bernanke Testimony, Analysts Prepared to be “Disappointed” THE DOLLAR cost of buying gold fell to $1583 an ounce during Monday morning’s London trading, in line with where last week’s range, while European stock markets [...]

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John Mauldin EuroCrisis Update

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:48:37 +0000

For the last year I have been writing that it is not clear that Europe (with the probable exception of Greece) will in fact break up. The forces that would see a strong fiscal union are quite powerful. In today’s letter, I will try to bring you up to date on some insights I have [...]

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Gold Prices and Wall St

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:32:54 +0000

Days of Extreme Breadth & Volatility Update Mark J. Lundeen 13 July 2012 It’s a corrupt world we live in. Historically speaking, big corruption and big government go hand in hand as they shepherd their sheeple over the cliff. This cheery thought comes to my mind with the story of PFG Best, another commodity brokerage [...]

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Palazzo di Amore, in Beverly Hills For Sale

Gossip in Hollywood — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:36:57 +0000

Billionaire real estate tycoon Jeff Greene is listing his Palazzo di Amore, in Beverly Hills, for $150M. Jeff Greene bought the 25-acre estate for $35M, and then invested another $15M. Inside the 43,000-square-foot main house there are 11 bedrooms, 14 baths, a 6,000-square-foot ballroom, marble hallways, and, according to reports about Greene’s wedding, a revolving [...]

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Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL Shines as Earnings Approach

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:12:02 +0000

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines AA, BAC Earnings season begins unofficially Monday with US companies facing a number of issues that could make Q-2 reports look grim. Corporate outlooks are at their most negative in nearly 4 yrs, and companies that have already reported have shown little growth. About 24 S&P firms cited Europe’s woes as a [...]

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Latest Gold Market Report

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:03:47 +0000

Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Monday 9 July 2012, 07:30 EDT Gold “Alternating Between Up and Down Weeks”, More QE “Appropriate” for US Economy U.S. DOLLAR gold prices held above $1580 an ounce Monday morning in London – broadly in line with last week’s close – while major European stock markets were broadly [...]

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The EuroCrisis: Far From Over

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:34:51 +0000

Lots of Political Maneuvers in Europe, but no answers yet. Economist Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the latest from Europe. Markets mistakenly rallied after the EU leaders made many promises with few details, while it sounded good to market players, the reality is even if they kept all their promises the EuroCrisis has a [...]

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No Property Bubble in Bangkok

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:17:46 +0000

Praphan Anupongongarch, executive vice president at Thanachart Bank, said his bank did not yet see clear signs of a condominium-market bubble. “If demand is dropping because consumers are worried about the European crisis, there is little chance of a condominium bubble occurring,” Praphan said. Some projects may not be attractive because of their poor locations, [...]

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What to Buy in the EuroCrisis: TRTH, DRYS, AAPL

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:06:48 +0000

Dryships NASDAQ:DRYS,Trai Thien USA Inc (PINK:TRTH), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Global trade confidence is so far weathering Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis, according to a survey of exporters, importers and traders released today by HSBC Holdings Plc. In China, an interest-rate cut in June, a jump in new loans in May and declines in the yuan against the [...]

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Asia Real Estate Report, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, China

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:10:55 +0000

Indonesia The Bakrie business group, through its new subsidiary Bakrie Eco Investama, will develop five industrial zones in five provinces, including a Rp 10 trillion ($1.07 billion) complex in Kalimantan, director, Hiramsyah S. Thaib, said on Thursday. Hiramsyah said that the industrial zone in Kalimantan would be in the Trans Kalimantan Economic Zone, but he [...]

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Shipping Hot List DRYS, TRTH, NMM

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:14:33 +0000

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. NYSE:NMM, DryShips Inc. NASDAQ:DRYS, Trai Thien USA Inc (PINK:TRTH) Commodity prices have fallen hard, oversold even, and the Baltic Dry index is down almost 25% in less than a month, but China may be ready to turn that around. This combined with a US effort with QE3 or a Twist extension [...]

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Euro to Trade at 80c if EU Survives

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:58:09 +0000

Greeks, who choose a new government on June 17, are bridling against austerity measures designed to tame the deficit and keep the country in the euro. Greece, which was granted more than 200 billion euros of aid over the past two years in exchange for spending cuts, has slid into its worst recession since World [...]

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Vietnam Hot List VNM, TRTH, VCVOF

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:10:43 +0000

A strong account surplus and the complimentary effect by the better performing members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the rest of the bloc could cushion the impact of the Eurozone economic crisis, said an economist. Malaysia’s Maybank regional head of research and economics, PK Basu told Xinhua in an interview recently [...]

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FaceBook NASDAQ:FB Who is to Blame? You

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:21:16 +0000

FaceBook NASDAQ:FB IPO hype has reached fever pitch now with finger pointing, blame assignment, cries of fraud and at least 3 investigations. None of it is warranted in any way shape or form. The blame for FaceBook losses sits clearly on the buyers, real investors did not buy FB. The stock was overvalued at $38 [...]

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ASEAN Market Preview, F1, Betagro, Sterling Bank

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:37:55 +0000

ASEAN markets are set to rally after the USA session erased losses in the last part of the day. Stocks staged a late-day reversal on Wednesday, rallying into the close as a sharp rise in materials shares boosted the S&P 500 and gains in Apple helped lift the Nasdaq. Thailand Betagro Group will spend 3 [...]

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Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) Undervalued

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:53:20 +0000

Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is trading very cheaply here under $120. The outlook for the company remains strong with new users coming in at a record rate with the help of iPhone and iPad sales in Chinese speaking markets. Baidu, Inc. announced that for the second quarter of 2012 it expects to generate total revenues [...]

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Trai Thien USA Inc (PINK:TRTH) Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:52 +0000

Trai Thien USA Inc (PINK:TRTH) Trai Thien USA is a fast-growing Vietnam-based dry bulk shipping company operating a 21,990 DWT fleet comprised of six geared bulk vessels specializing in providing ocean transportation services for raw material input items such as coal, ore, grain, lumber, cement, steel and fertilizer throughout the Southeast Asia region. [...]

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Daily Trading Outlook FX, Gold, Oil, Equities

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:16:06 +0000

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) declined 0.9 percent to pace losses in financial companies. Limited Brands Inc., owner of the Victoria’s Secret lingerie chain, slid 2 percent amid disappointing forecasts. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the largest retailer, rose 3.1 percent as earnings beat projections. Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), the retailer controlled by hedge fund manager [...]

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Asian Stock Market Preview Olam, Wilmar, PTTEP

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:12:21 +0000

Asia will come under pressure today as the EuroCrisis continues to worsen.Greeks are said to have withdrawn at least 700 million euros ($890 million) from banks on Monday alone. Several banking sources said Tuesday was similar. Nearly a third of bank deposits were taken out in the first three months of this year. The Greek [...]

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Private Equity Takes a Hit in Q1 2012

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:08:21 +0000

Carlyle Group LP, the private equity firm that went public earlier this month, on Tuesday reported that first-quarter earnings dropped 26 per cent as it failed to match a strong 2011 first quarter. Carlyle’s decline was mostly due to its corporate private equity segment that contributes two-thirds of its distributable earnings. Carlyle could not raise [...]

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Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL Seek Tax Holiday

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:01 +0000

Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL CEO Tim Cook has met with the speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner. Apple has been under fire over legal tax and investment planning, recently Senator Tom Coburn said he is joining Senator Carl Levin to investigate Apple’s tax practices, although Coburn said the probe will look into [...]

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Auto Sector Points to Recovery

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:48:06 +0000

The real story in this year’s rankings of automakers by their suppliers in the 12th annual study of OEM working relations is not their overall rankings, but rather the dramatic and continuing slide of Toyota and Honda, and the continuing improvement of Chrysler Group, General Motors and Ford since 2005. While still in first and [...]

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Wall St PreMarket Gold, FX, Equities, Oil

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:35:55 +0000

Early indications suggested that stocks in economically sensitive sectors such as banks and those linked to natural resources would lead the decline. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) fell 2.3 percent to $14.61 in premarket trade. Aluminum producer Alcoa (NYSE:AA) fell 1.2 percent to $8.95. The general move out of risky assets, such as equities and commodities, was [...]

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Mark J. Lundeen Market Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:21:38 +0000

Markets on the Edge of Something Big Mark J. Lundeen In Early May, some potentially big things are happening that I want to bring to your attention. First, it appears that gold’s bear box is terminating. Remember, the step sum is a market sentiment indicator, and since February the price of gold has [...]

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The FELDA IPO, DB, JPM, MS: Racism and Political Corruption in Malaysia

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:01:49 +0000

Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB), JPMorgan Chase & Co.(NYSE:JPM), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) DB, JPM, MS are assisting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak buy his way back in to office with an IPO that differentiates the subscription price on race, something that should not be supported by international financial institutions. The sham IPO purports to offer [...]

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Cuba Investment Reform to Spark Growth

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:34:50 +0000

In April, a senior Communist Party official, Estaban Lazo Hernandez, said in a speech that Cuba will move nearly 50% of the country’s economic activity to the “nonstate” sector in the coming 5 yrs, up from 5% now. This is not capitalism for capitalism’s sake, and political reform is not part of the program. The [...]

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Samsung Vs Apple: New Galaxy takes aim at iPhone

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:25:28 +0000

Samsung (KS:005930),(PK:SSNLF) unveils new Galaxy SmartPhone to tackle the Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone Samsung Electronics, the World’s largest mobile phone maker, said Friday that it unveiled its 3rd generation SmartPhone in the Galaxy series featuring the options of recognizing voice, face and motion. The Galaxy S3, running Google’s latest Android operating system Ice Cream Sandwich, [...]

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The Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card a Must for Travellers

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:14:08 +0000

The Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card is a hotel rewards credit card that comes with FREE hotel night stays and instant BONUS points. To add to these rewards, cardholders will have the annual fee for the first year waived. Receive 50,000 BONUS Points – After your first purchase or balance transfer, you’ll also receive 1 [...]

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Asia Trading Update, Currencies, Gold, Oil, Equities

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 04 May 2012 06:52:18 +0000

Live Asia Update from LTN and HCM Leaders in Financial News and Services in Asia Energy producers lost 1.3 percent, the biggest drop among 10 industries in the index. South Korea’s Kospi index retreated 0.3 percent and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index (AS51) slid 0.7 percent. Japanese markets are closed for a holiday. The Hang Seng [...]

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Asia Real Estate News: Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, China

Heffernan Capital Management — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:00:02 +0000

Thailand New Guide to Buying Real Estate in Thailand Released Thailand Property Buyer’s Guide explains the legal fees, legal procedures, taxes and mortgage procedure. Overseas buyers can purchase Thai residential or commercial property without major restrictions. There are a number of ways to own Real Estate in Thailand in a foreigners name, 1. Around 40% [...]

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LTN China Luxury Market Research Report

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:37:49 +0000

Heffernan Capital Management report on China Luxury Sector: Analyst Paul A. Ebeling, Jnr. As foreign luxury brands compete in China’s fast-growing market, experts are predicting that Chinese companies will soon develop luxury brands of their own. It is time for domestic enterprises to establish luxury brands, since China has already become the dominant driver of [...]

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World Bank, Investing in Myanmar

Knightsbridge Law — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:20:59 +0000

World Bank to open office in Myanmar The World Bank (WB) is assessing Myanmar’s debt level as it sets up working relations with the country 25 yrs after stopping loans, an official at the lender said. The Washington-based World Bank will open an office in Myanmar this June, Pamela Cox, the bank’s vice President for [...]

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Bumitama Agri Ltd. a Must Own

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:19:33 +0000

Bumitama Agri Ltd has been upgraded to a Must Own at Heffernan Capital Management and Economist Shayne Heffernan has place a $2SGD price target on the stock for 2012 and as high as $10SGD for 2016. Bumitama Agri Ltd Group has one of the youngest Palm Oil Plantations in Asia and revenue will grow year [...]

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Asian Currency Outlook Kyat, RMB, Ringgit, Baht, Peso, Singapore Dollar

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:23:50 +0000

Currencies in Asia fell last week but should regain ground this week and will see a strong rally should the USA undermine the USD with a QE3 announcement. The rupiah, which has traded in the area of 9,100 against the dollar in recent weeks, is expected to strengthen to the 9,000 level in the coming [...]

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ASEAN Market Preview, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:03:19 +0000

History shows that it is time for the S&P 500 to pull a repeat of 2010 and 2011, sell in May and go away as the saying goes, when a traditional mid-year pullback followed an April peak, and that smart investors are selling U.S. stocks after highs reached earlier in the month. As Warren Buffett [...]

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Thailand Real Estate News: Free Buyers Guide

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:55 +0000

Thailand Property Buyer’s Guide explains the legal fees, legal procedures, taxes and mortgage procedure. Overseas buyers can purchase Thai residential or commercial property without major restrictions. If you plan to buy land, or a villa then you will be required to setup a Thai limited liability company which will cost around $2000USD and will also [...]

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The Economy of Kalimantan Indonesia

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:11:11 +0000

The Economy of Kalimantan Indonesia: center for the production/processing of the nation’s mining and energy reserves Because of Kalimantan’s abundant resources and unique geographic features, the nation’s Master Plan has designated it as a Center for Production and Processing of National Mining and Energy Reserves. To date Oil & Gas and Mining contribute about 50% [...]

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Ruby Marks to Lead South Africa – Asia Relations

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:47:38 +0000

Introducing H.E Ambassador Ruby Marks, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar and Permanent Observer to ESCAP. On Tuesday, 10 April 2012, H.E Ms. Ruby Marks, Ambassador of South Africa to Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia and Permanent Observer to ESCAP held a Press Conference to convey South Africa’s [...]

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Singapore Exchange Preview: Bumitama IPO, Wilmar, UOB

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:36:47 +0000

No Doubt Singapore is a place to be invested, Singapore is the Finance Capital of ASEAN, two ASEAN companies priced successful IPOs in Singapore this week, taking advantage of an increasing desire among global investors to move away from China and India and get exposure to smaller countries in the region, this is a trend [...]

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Bumitama Agri IPO April 12 Update

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:17:12 +0000

The Market is looking forward to the Bumitama Agri IPO in Singapore on April 12, the IPO was 31 times subscribed, the highest oversubscription rate for a corporate offer since Yangzijiang Shipbuilding’s IPO in 2007. Bumitama Agri have some big name cornerstone investors for their Singapore IPO including UOB and Wilmar. When it lists on [...]

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Philippines IPO: GT Capital Holdings Over Subscribed 5 Times

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:12:02 +0000

GT Capital Holdings will sell shares to the public at P455 per share, pricing the Philippines’ first initial public offering for 2012 at the middle of the targeted price range, for a stock market debut worth up to P21.6 billion. The George Ty led GT Capital has interests in banking (Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co.), [...]

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Shayne Heffernan Coal Report: Prices Set to Rally (LON:XTA)

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:49:51 +0000

Xstrata PLC (LON:XTA) has set the Coal price in a deal with Tohoku Electric Power at $US115.25 ($110.24) a metric tonne of thermal coal, representing a 11.2 per cent fall on the settlement price of $US129.85/tonne a year earlier, but up from recent falls. The new price should establish itself as the baseline pricing for [...]

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Myanmar, Real Estate, Resources, Economy and Trade

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:15:01 +0000

Myanmar is entering a phase of rapid development, despite what the western media portray, the Myanmar Government is smart and sophisticated and Aung San Suu Kyi has been a strong element in shaping the new Myanmar, now with her place in Government and the prospect of sanctions being lifte, Myanmar will create Global interest in [...]

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Asian Currency Preview: Baht, Ringgit, Peso, Singapore Dollar, Rupiah

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:35:22 +0000

Asian Currency Preview: Baht, Ringgit, Peso, Singapore Dollar, Rupiah Local currencies in Asia will get a boost Monday from better than expected news from China, as we suggested in February, a poor monthly result was only due to the Chinese New Year, today we were proven correct the Purchasing Managers’ Index (CPMINDX) rose to a [...]

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Best Retirement Stocks, Food CAT, BG, Golden Agri, Wilmar

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:41:41 +0000

AGCO Corp (NYSE:AGCO), Agrium Inc (TO:AGU), Potash Corp of Sask (NYSE:POT), Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), Bunge Ltd (NYSE:BG), The Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE)Indofood Agri Resources, Golden Agri Resources, Xiwang Sugar (HKG:2088), China XLX Fertiliser Ltd. HKG:01866, SGX:B9R, ZHONGPIN INC. NASDAQ:HOGS, Around Asia also look at Noble, Wilmar and Thai United. As Warren Buffett said, “Someone’s sitting in the shade [...]

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Mining Laws in the Philippines, Copper, Gold, Zinc

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:52:50 +0000

Mining Laws in the Philippines, Copper, Gold, Zinc With an estimated population of about 94 million people, the Philippines is the world’s 12th most populous country. An additional 11 million Filipinos live overseas. The national economy of the Philippines is the 45th largest in the world, with an estimated 2011 gross domestic product (nominal) of [...]

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ASEAN News: Asia Currency Update, Baht, Ringgit, Peso, Singapore Dollar, Rupiah

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:25:30 +0000

The Bloomberg-JPMorgan Asia Dollar Index (ADXY), which tracks the region’s 10 most-active currencies excluding the yen, climbed 1.5 percent this quarter, the biggest gain since December 2010. The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index (MXAP) of shares rose 11 percent. The depreciation of Asian currencies also could be a policy move in response to slackening of growth globally. [...]

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Asia Currency News: Myanmar to Float the Kyat

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:11:44 +0000

Myanmar Reforms continue. Myanmar will overhaul its complex exchange rate system to allow a managed flotation of its currency from April 1 as part of the new government’s economic reforms, state media announced on Wednesday. “The external value of the national currency, the Myanmar Kyat, will from now on be determined by supply and demand [...]

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Singapore Exchange Preview: Golden Agri, Bumitama Agri IPO, Indofood Agri

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:46:19 +0000

Singapore to open lower but will hold recent gains as faith in China recovers. Singapore Minister of State for National Development and Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan said this in a recent visit to Beijing and Tianjin. Singapore has invested cumulatively US$53 billion and more than 20,000 projects in China as of December last [...]

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ASEAN Stocks: Thailand Preview, Real Estate a Buy, Everland, Centel

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:41:41 +0000

Central Plaza Hotel Plc (Centel), operator of the Centara hotel and restaurant chain, expects record revenue of 20 billion baht in 2016, up almost 74% from last year. Everland Everland Public Company Limited reported consolidated and separate earnings results for the year ended December 31, 2011. For the year, on consolidated basis, the company reported [...]

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ASEAN Stocks: Singapore Outlook, ComfortDelGro, Sembcorp Marine, Genting Singapore

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:21:27 +0000

Singapore broke 3000 yesterday and closed up 1.49 percent, or 44.41 points, at 3,018.91. Today it will give some of those gains back but there will be bargains. Shayne Heffernan Best Buys in Singapore are ComfortDelGro, Sembcorp Marine, Genting Singapore ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited is an investment holding and management services company. The Company operates in [...]

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Singapore Fuels Myanmar Real Estate Boom

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:33:13 +0000

Around 70% of Singaporean companies invested in Myanmar are involved in hotel construction, tourism and real estate. The rest are involved in agricultural, energy, mining and manufacturing ventures. Myanmar sits at the crossroads of Asia’s great civilisations of India and China, and looks out onto the vast Indian Ocean next to Thailand. One of South [...]

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Real Estate News: Time to Buy Hotels

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:41:43 +0000

The relative strength of the global hotel sector can be seen as an indicator of a potential turnaround in the economic outlook with the average price of a room around the world rising 4% in 2011, according to the latest Hotels.com® Hotel Price Index™ (HPI®). The continuing strength in corporate travel, in particular, helped to [...]

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Gold & Copper News:THEMAC Resourse Group (CVE:MAC) Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:03:23 +0000

THEMAC RESOURCES GROUP LIMITED (CVE:MAC) In October 2010, Kevin Maloney Chairman, Founder and 68.5% shareholder of THEMAC Resouces (via Tulla), sold his listed mining services group The MAC Services Group in a $651 million deal, from which he took about $340 million off the table. The MAC Services Group Mr Maloney built from the ground [...]

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ASEAN: Genting Berhad Upgraded to Must Own

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:45:01 +0000

Genting Berhad (“Genting”) has been upgraded by Heffernan Capital Management to a Must Own ASEAN Equity, Economist Shayne heffernan has set a 2013 price target of 25MYR up 5 MYR from the previous target. In a note to traders today Shayne Heffernan said, “ASEAN 2015 will change Asia forever, and one of the big winners [...]

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AUD/USD Seen Lower on Draconian Mining Tax

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:23:54 +0000

One of Australia’s worst ever Governments and by far the worst ever treasurer have “bitten the hand that feeds them” with the Mining Tax. The AUD will be the first victim. Australia is a Mining nation and the majority of Australia-China Trade is Mining based. The Australian dollar fell to a two-month low of $US1.0336 [...]

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Shayne Heffernan: Guide to Understanding Contango and Backwardation

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:08:31 +0000

In simple terms the market is said to be in contango when the forward price is higher than the spot price. The term Contango originated in mid-19th century England and is believed to be a corruption of “continuation”, “continue” or “contingent”. In the past on the London Stock Exchange, contango was a fee paid by [...]

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Computer Task Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTGX) Report

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:41:22 +0000

Shayne Heffernan Task Report Computer Task Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTGX) Computer Task Group Inc announced that for the first quarter of 2012, it expects revenue to be in the range of $102-$104 million and diluted net income per share to be in the range of $0.19-$0.21. For fiscal 2012, the Company expects revenue to be in [...]

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ASEAN Currency News: RMB, Ringgit, Baht, Peso, Singapore Dollar

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:44:57 +0000

Emerging Asian currencies are likely to stay next week, especially if markets see further signs of economic slowdown in China. Some investors have started hedging against the possibility of a China hard landing by selling the Australian dollar. Still, dealers and analysts say that most investors do not expect a severe slowdown in the world’s [...]

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ASEAN +3 and 2015, The Worlds Largest Trade Bloc

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:54:55 +0000

ASEAN +3 is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong), Japan, and South Korea. Home to 600 million people, ASEAN has a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of US$1.8 trillion with total trade valued at $2 trillion among the countries. ASEAN is set to explode as an [...]

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M&A in Emerging Markets Outlook 2012

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:19:24 +0000

Global volumes of announced M&A deals dropped to USD 416 billion in the first quarter of 2012 from USD 737 billion a year ago, according to preliminary Thomson Reuters data, as the euro zone’s debt crisis and concerns over economic growth around the world took their toll. JPMorgan Chase & Co rose to the top [...]

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Stock Market Preview, ASX, ASEAN, Hong Kong, China

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:39:27 +0000

ASX, ASEAN, Hong Kong, China will open lower today as fresh data showed eurozone private sector activity fell more sharply than expected in March, indicating that the 17-nation single currency area had fallen back into recession. But ECB boss Mario Draghi had better news, telling a German newspaper that the worst of the eurozone crisis [...]

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Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:37:31 +0000

Starting with the March 22, 2012 edition of the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, EIA will provide new breakouts of inventory levels at salt cavern and nonsalt cavern facilities for the weekly estimates of working gas in underground natural gas storage inventories in the Producing Region, defined as Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, [...]

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Asia News and Press Release Service

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:23:09 +0000

Asia News Wire and Press Release Service Asia is a fast growing and significant part of the global community that many News and Press Release services fail to reach, Kris Newswire reaches them every time. Kris Newswire, is the Asia-Pacific leader in news and press release distribution. Public relations and investor relations professionals rely on [...]

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ASEAN: The Emergence of Myanmar

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:47:40 +0000

Myanmar’s move toward greater democracy is “irreversible” and the government is confident the by-elections will be “free and fair,” Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin said in a speech in New Delhi on Jan. 25. Myanmar this week invited teams from 25 countries and the European Union to monitor the special elections for 48 seats in [...]

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ASEAN News: Knightsbridge Law Extends Operations to Myanmar

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:19:44 +0000

Knightsbridge Law Extends Operations to Myanmar Changes in Myanmar have seen the very beginning of an Economic Boom as investment, taxation and commercial laws have been changing. Resource rich Myanmar is set to see unprecedented economic growth and the need for quality Legal, Lobby and Financial services has brought Knightsbridge Law to the country as [...]

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Mining Law Asia Update: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:07:07 +0000

Mining Law Changes: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines The Philippine government intends to impose far heavier taxes and tougher environmental restrictions on the mining industry, President Benigno Aquino said Tuesday Aquino told AFP in an interview a review of the country’s mining policies was close to being finished, and the government would likely require all mining companies [...]

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Thailand: 5,086 Dead and 8,485 Injured

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:45:46 +0000

Thailand: 5,086 Dead and 8,485 Injured in 8 Years of Terror The Deep South Watch of Songkhla University told a press conference that the southern insurgency had been going on for more than eight years. The flare up started with the theft of guns from a military camp in January 2004. During the 8 year [...]

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Kitichai Taechangamlert on Thai Insurance Stocks BLA, SCBLIF

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:42:14 +0000

Kitichai Taechangamlert speaks with Economist Shayne Heffernan on Insurance Companies listed on the Thailand Stock Exchange. Kitichai Taechangamlert best buys in Thai Insurance are BLA and SCBLIF . Only 29% of Thai people have insurance policies compared to Japan where there are more policy holders than people (some Japanese hold more than 1 policy). [...]

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China Real Estate Update

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:32:00 +0000

Premier Wen Jiabao has prolonged a crackdown on real-estate speculation to reduce the risk of asset-price bubbles and make housing affordable, telling lawmakers this month that prices remain far from “reasonable.” China’s home prices are still far from falling to a reasonable level, and efforts to curb real estate speculation must be maintained or risk [...]

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Mining Law Changes: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:13:51 +0000

Mining Law Changes: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines Shayne Heffernan is one of the leading legal advisors on Mining Law in Asia, Shayne Heffernan holds a Ph.D. in Economics and brings with him over 25 years of trading experience in Asia and hands on experience in Venture Capital, he has been involved in several start ups that [...]

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Indonesia Equity Preview, Garuda, Bumi, Adaro Energy

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:41:58 +0000

Indonesia is in the middle of a messy mining transformation, fuel and food prices are also on the rise so this week may see some volatile trading on the Jakarta Exchange. Shayne Heffernan Best Buys are Bumi and Adaro Energy, Garuda may be a buy if it sells off under pressure as the Government sells [...]

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Singapore Stock Exchange Preview CapitaMall, Genting Singapore, Ascendasreit

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:21:16 +0000

Shayne Heffernan Best Buys in Singapore this week are CapitaMall, Genting Singapore, Ascendasreit Real Estate Stocks: CapitaMall, Ascendasreit Singapore has been for many years one of our lead investment destinations, and now as the economy is growing we expect to see an uptick in Real Estate, Local Demand and continued growth of the Singapore Stock [...]

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ASEAN News: Singapore Economic Outlook, Real Estate and Equities

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 07:56:27 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the Economy of Singapore Singapore has been for many years one of our lead investment destinations, and now as the economy is growing we expect to see an uptick in Real Estate, Local Demand and continued growth of the Singapore Stock Exchange. Rents in Singapore rose by 5 [...]

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Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:14:32 +0000

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) a Bargain on Sell Off Heffernan Capital Management have upgraded Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) to a strong buy prior to the opening of trading after a reportedly disappointing quarter and outlook. Economist Shayne Heffernan said today that there was a lot of promise in the company results, mainly the progress Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) [...]

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Jumps $16 on HCM Upgrade

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:33:51 +0000

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Jumped $16 yesterday after being upgraded at Heffernan Capital Management, Economist Shayne Heffernan raised his price target to $800 based on the future revenue from iTunes sales. During the day Shayne Heffernan also pointed out the dominance of Apple in the fast growing Mobile Advertising sector. The full Upgrade Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) has [...]

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Managing Your Portfolio in 2012, Real Estate, Equities and Income

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:09:31 +0000

Mobility and a long term outlook are essential when managing your portfolio. The ability to select the best quality long term investments from the traditional and emerging markets. For hedging mobility is key, the ability to access Foreign Exchange, Commodities and Futures to balance your risk is a new fundamental asset for investors. Cash is [...]

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S&P 100 Changes LLY, APC, EBAY, SPG, ACN, SBUX

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:08:37 +0000

Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY), Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC), eBay Inc. (NASD:EBAY), Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) and Starbucks Corp. (NASD:SBUX) will see additional buing after being upgraded to the S&P 100, while Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR), Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX), Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY), Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: [...]

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Default Contagion Possible in Europe

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:44:24 +0000

Friday seen one of the worst moments of the 2008 financial crisis played out, part of the European Union defaulted on their debt and with the help of the ECB, World Bank and IMF strong armed bond holders in to accepting massive write offs. European officials insist that Greece is a one-time deal, not meant [...]

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A Guide to Investing in Hotel Real Estate

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:37:10 +0000

HCM Report on Investing in Hotels If you are considering buying a hotel or investing in a hotel company it is important to be able to value the underlying asset. Hotel valuations are specific and not as simple as valuing other types of real estate. Find out more about investing in hotels in Asia, Click [...]

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Ballast Nedam N.V.(AMS:BALNE) Upgraded on Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:53:33 +0000

Ballast Nedam N.V.(AMS:BALNE) has been upgraded to a strong buy at Heffernan Capital Management with a 2013 price target of 19 Euro issued today by Economist Shayne Heffernan. In a note to traders today Shayne Heffernan noted the following highlights: Operating profit rises to € 19 million (2010: € 18 million) Profit for the period [...]

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Alam Sutera Realty Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:31:01 +0000

Alam Sutera Realty has been upgraded at Heffernan Capital Management with a 2013 price target of 900IDR issued today by Economist Shayne Heffernan. Alam Sutera Realty, a medium-sized property developer, is aiming to boost its property marketing sales by 25 percent this year, anticipating that high demand will drive up prices. PT Alam Sutera Realty [...]

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Does Facebook Fear Their IPO?

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:28:14 +0000

Facebook are giving signals that they fear their own IPO, these signals are the current rush for credit facilities while the $90b plus valuation is free from shifts on a public market. Facebook has added a whopping 25 new underwriters to the IPO and secured two new monster credit facilities totaling $8 billion. Facebook said [...]

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Neoedge Summits and Master Classes for 2012

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:20:06 +0000

Neoedge announces its remarkable line-up of Summits and Master Classes for 2012 Singapore, Singapore 7th March 2012 – Neoedge Pte. Ltd, a global leader in the events services industry, announces its remarkable line-up of Summits and Master Classes in the first half of 2012. Neoedge Telecoms & Research organisers of with Mobile Commerce Summit Asia [...]

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Shayne Heffernan on How to Raise Venture Capital

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:09:57 +0000

Shayne Heffernan on How to Raise Venture Capital. An easy guide to putting together your business plans to present to funders. Many ventures are faced with the challenging task of raising venture capital. The first part of this process is finding the right venture capital firm (VC). While this may seem simple, it isn’t. There [...]

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Investing in ASEAN

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:02:43 +0000

ASEAN is one of the best places in the world to be invested given the sovereign debt issues and political crisis in the Western World. Heffernan Capital Management www.heffcap.com, established experts in the field of ASEAN Equities, has suggested gaining defensive exposure in Asia is important for all portfolio’s. While ETF’s are an attractive and [...]

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Private Placements in Asia: Mining, Agriculture, Ports and Hotel and Resort Developers

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:59:53 +0000

One of the biggest advantages of investing in small-cap Private Placements is the opportunity to participate at the same rate an institution would be investing. Our Private Placements this year have seen strong returns. Heffcap have Private Placements on offer in Asia including Mining, Agriculture, Ports and Hotel and Resort Developers listed in Asia or [...]

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Shayne Heffernan Global Equities Outlook, Time to Buy Agriculture

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:39:42 +0000

This week we are still looking for a pullback, markets are testing new mid-term highs and the fourth-quarter reporting period is almost done. As Warren Buffett has said, “Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.” The retreat will be a good time to [...]

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HCM Separately Managed Accounts

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:42:17 +0000

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ASEAN Business News: Siam Cement Investing in Indonesia

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 03:09:18 +0000

Shayne Heffernan of HCM has affirmed Siam Cement listed in Bangkok Thailand as a Must Own Asian Stock with a 2012 price target of 500 Baht issued July 13 2011. SCG, which controls the biggest building-material maker in Thailand, has plans to build a new cement plant in Indonesia to capitalize on the country’s rapidly [...]

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CITIC Pacific (HKG:0267) Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:32:14 +0000

CITIC Pacific (HKG:0267) has been upgraded to a strong buy at Heffernan Capital Management after posting a near record profit. Economist Shayne Heffernan has placed a 2013 price target of $20 on CITIC Pacific (HKG:0267). CITIC Pacific (HKG:0267) posted the second- highest net profit in its history last year. The 4 percent growth in earnings, [...]

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Indofood Agri Resources to Hit $2.50 in 2012

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:08:56 +0000

Singapore listed Indofood Agri Resources is headed back over $2 and closer to $3 according to an upgrade issued today by Heffernan Capital Management. Economist Shayne Heffernan said in a note to traders the ASEAN Agricultural is one of the most undervalued sectors in the World. Indofood Agri Resources Ltd. announced that the Directors recommend a first [...]

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BNSF, Another Buffett Winner

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:35:05 +0000

Warren Buffett owned Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s track network puts it among the best situated of its peers to meet shipping demand for fracking sand, pipe and crude in the northern U.S. Bakken region, where oil production has more than tripled since 2008. Gains in mineral and chemical carloads helped Burlington Northern pay a $1 [...]

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Myanmar Moves to Expand Oil and Gas

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:15:17 +0000

The Asian Development Bank is preparing to fund projects in Myanmar, after 25 years, joining other multilateral agencies and governments. “The development challenges of the country are huge: infrastructure, social sector. They need a lot of support and capacity building,” Rajat Nag, ADB managing director-general, said in an interview in his office in Manila on [...]

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Golden Agri Resources a Must Own as Sinar Mas Agro Expands

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:01:06 +0000

Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology (Smart) is 97.2 percent owned by Singapore-listed Golden Agri Resources. Golden Agri Resources has been upgraded to a Must Own ASEAN Equity by Heffernan Capital Management and Economist Shayne Heffernan said today he expected to see Golden Agri Trading over $1 in Singapore this year. Sinar Mas Agro Resources [...]

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LVMH Upbeat on ASEAN and Indonesia

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:48:42 +0000

LVMH has plans to open 20 to 22 new Sephora cosmetics outlets in Indonesia over the next two or three years. Indonesia is set to become the biggest market for luxury goods in ASEAN. Currently, wealthy Indonesians rely on overseas trips to Honk Kong and Singapore to satisfy their yen for high-end jewelry, clothing and [...]

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Real Estate News: Whitesand Beach, Pattaya, Thailand

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:26:00 +0000

Whitesand Beach, Pattaya, Thailand A Prestigious and Exclusive Place for Living Located right on Sukhumvit main road, MÖVENPICK WHITE SAND BEACH RESORT has immediate access to the beach. With a distance of 156 km. from Bangkok usually allows one and a half hours pleasant drive or within one hour from Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Only 6 [...]

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Berau Coal Energy to Spend $691m on Exploration and Production

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:52:22 +0000

Berau Coal Energy plans to spend $691 million over the next three years to expand its exploration and production, up from an original target of $450 million to $475 million, the company’s president director said on Monday. Last year’s coal production was estimated at 20 million tons and net income at $180 million, a rise [...]

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Luxury Private Island Exumas, Bahamas For Sale

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:49:24 +0000

Luxurious tropical living is made easy on this stunning private cay encompassing more than 167 acres. Located just north of Great Exuma, Children’s Bay Cay offers the perfect private island retreat is now for sale Issaree Suwunnavid reports. Providing easy access via jet into Exuma International Airport, the island boasts a brand-new private marina of [...]

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China XLX Fertiliser Ltd. HKG:01866, SGX:B9R Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:25:49 +0000

China XLX Fertiliser Ltd. HKG:1866, SGX:B9R has been upgraded to a strong buy at Heffernan Capital Management. Economist Shayne Heffernan has put a HKD$5 price target on the stock for 2013. China XLX Fertiliser Ltd. (“China XLX Fertiliser” or the “Company”) (HKG:01866; SGX:B9R) is pleased to announce the financial results of the Company and its [...]

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ZHONGPIN INC. NASDAQ:HOGS Undervalued

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:45:32 +0000

ZHONGPIN INC. NASDAQ:HOGS should be trading closer to $20 in 2013 Heffernan Capital Management said today, Economist Shayne Heffernan in a note to traders pointed to rising demand for Pork in ASEAN and China as well as the rising prices of Pork as the driving factor in the companys success. ZHONGPIN INC. reaffirmed fiscal 2011 [...]

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Bulls love the Central Banks

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:27:31 +0000

Bulls love the Central Banks in here Shayne and I expect the Global central bankers to create trillions of bucks this year, as creating paper money is the only way the US, the EuroZone, and Japan can pay their bills. All 3 are grossly insolvent on the basis of the net present value of their [...]

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Precious Metals and Energy Trading

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:13:43 +0000

The Overall Fundamentals Geopolitics took the center stage in the commodity sector last week, and improvement in macro-economic data and the approval of the new bailout package for Greece impacted market sentiment. Iran’s move to halt Crude Oil exports to the UK and France fueled worries about disruption of Crude Oil supply to [...]

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Hopewell Holdings (HKG:0054) Sees Strong Rental Gains in Hong Kong

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:42:53 +0000

Strong rental income helped Hopewell Holdings (HKG:0054) profits grew 14 percent in the second half last year, thanks to higher rents generated by its investment portfolio and toll roads. Net income excluding revaluation gains was HK$579 million, although revenue fell by 2.33 percent to HK$3.15 billion. Managing director Thomas Wu Man-sun predicted stable rental growth [...]

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USD/JPY to Fall This Week

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:19:59 +0000

Japanese authorities will continue to respond to excess volatility in currencies signaling readiness to intervene if speculators push up the yen too high again to deal a blow to the export-reliant economy. A senior Japanese Finance Ministry official said the upward pressure on the yen was easing and he saw nothing strange in the currency’s [...]

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Gold and Copper to Rise After Freeport McMoRan Violence

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:18:05 +0000

Freeport McMoRan NYSE:FCX has yet again suspended operations at the World’s largest gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia due to rioting among its employees. Some 8,000 unionized employees walked off their jobs for four months last year demanding pay hikes. They ended their strike in December after getting a 37 percent raise and improved [...]

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Marvell (Nasdaq:MRVL) a Buy on Robust Technology Portfolio

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:53:49 +0000

Marvell (Nasdaq:MRVL) is seen trading over $20 in 2012 and has been upgraded to a buy at Heffernan Capital Management, Economist Shayne Heffernan said in a note to traders today that LTE has opened up the world of mobile computing and companies like Marvell have jumped in to take a leading role in advancing the [...]

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Texas Instruments NASDAQ: TXN Upgraded on OMAP Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:45:26 +0000

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) has been upgraded to a strong buy at Heffernan Capital Management with a 2013 Price target of $47 based on the roll out of new OMAP processors. Economist Shayne Heffernan said today that the OMAP platform may help Texas Instruments build a solid base of new business in the next [...]

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Shayne Heffernan on Gold, Copper, Inflation and War

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:52:24 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan sees Gold trading near $2500 and Copper over $5.15 in 2012 as demand, new government regulations in Emerging Markets, Inflation and the possibility of conflict all combine in what might be a perfect storm for metals. China reported annual gold demand rose by 20% in 2011 to 769.8 tonnes and the trend [...]

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Cotton Upgraded to a Strong Buy

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:22:55 +0000

Cotton output expected to outpace demand Global cotton production is expected to fall 3.9% in the 2012-13 season, but weak demand appears likely to leave the World with a surplus, the US Department of Agriculture said Friday. That outlook would further pressure prices for the fiber. Benchmark Cotton prices on ICE Futures US have dropped [...]

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The US Agriculture after the Closing Bell Report

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:05:40 +0000

The US Agriculture after the Closing Bell Report Chicago and Kansas City Wheat futures staged a late rally to finish narrowly mixed. Minneapolis Wheat was unable to do the same, settling moderately lower in nearby contracts and slightly lower in deferred months. Chicago Wheat futures finished near steady with last Friday’s close. Wheat is at [...]

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Kenneth Cole Makes Low Offer to Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (NYSE: KCP)

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:37:04 +0000

Kenneth Cole has made an offer to take the company he founded private, although slightly over the market price at the time, $15 a share is not likely to buy Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (NYSE: KCP). Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (NYSE: KCP) (the “Company”) announced that its board of directors has received a non-binding proposal [...]

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Bunge Ltd. (NYSE:BG) Finds Support in Singapore

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:47:15 +0000

Bunge Ltd. (NYSE:BG) Government of Singapore Investment Corp., (GIC), has acquired a 5.0% stake in US commodity trading company Bunge Ltd. (NYSE:BG), with a market value at close to US$500-M as the fund looks to build up its exposure to the resources sector. In a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, dated 13 [...]

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Greece a Tragedy of European Politics

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:21:35 +0000

“A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of a certain magnitude. A whole is what has a beginning and middle and end” Aristotle We have seen the European Central Bank take part in the Greek bond swap. Great news? No. Their bond inventory is simply being rolled over. [...]

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The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:53:00 +0000

The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) has been upgraded to a strong buy after posting a turn around quarter. Heffernan Capital Management upgraded the company today and Economist Shayne Heffernan put a 2013 price target of $15 on the company. In a note to traders today Shayne Heffernan said that The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: [...]

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Kan Trakulhoon of Siam Cement on Thailand and the Future

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:24:50 +0000

Kan Trakulhoon, president and chief executive of Siam Cement Group (SCG), said securing the funds for flood-prevention projects and setting an appropriate implementation timeframe are critical in restoring investors’ confidence. “The flood impacts on the gross domestic product in the fourth quarter of last year are so severe and beyond expectation,” he told the 2012 [...]

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Forex Metatrader 4 Broker, MT4 Download

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:11:11 +0000

The MetaTrader 4 terminal is a perfectly equipped trader’s workplace that allows trading in the financial markets (Forex, CFD and Futures). It provides the necessary tools and resources to analyze price dynamics of financial instruments, make trade transactions, create and use automated trading programs (Expert Advisors). It represents the all-in-one platform and is the most [...]

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Shayne Heffernan on Understanding Supply and Demand

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:51:49 +0000

An efficient capital market is one in which security prices adjust rapidly to the arrival of new information and, therefore, the current prices of securities reflect all information about the security. What this means, in simple terms, is that no investor should be able to employ readily available information in order to predict stock price [...]

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Shayne Heffernan on Ichimoku Kinko Hyo

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:46:18 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan on Ichimoku Kinko Hyo This is one of my primary charting tools when trading Metals, Oil and FX. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo is a multi-faceted indicator designed to give support/resistance levels, trend direction, and entry/exit points of varying strengths. General theory behind this indicator states that if price action is above the cloud, [...]

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Choice Hotels International, Inc., (NYSE: CHH) Earnings Improve

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:47:39 +0000

Choice Hotels International, Inc., (NYSE: CHH) today reported the following highlights for fourth quarter and full year 2011: Full Year Results Adjusted diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for full year 2011 were $1.92 compared to $1.82 for full year 2010. Diluted EPS were $1.85 for 2011 compared to $1.80 for 2010. Adjusted diluted EPS for [...]

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Australian Dollar – US Dollar Outlook, AUD/USD

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:18:07 +0000

The RBA release the minutes of its February monetary policy meeting at which it left official interest rates on hold. The Australian dollar is slightly lower ahead of the outcome of the euro zone finance ministers meeting in Brussels. The European ministers, at a two-day meeting, are expected to approve the delivery of the second [...]

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ASEAN Stocks to Open Flat, All Eyes on Europe

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:11:44 +0000

Investors in ASEAN are watching Europe closely as a meeting of finance meetings appears to be close to announcing a second bailout package for Greece. Greece said it was confident a deal would be found to seal the country’s euro zone future with a new bailout, but key partners demanded strict surveillance of the Athens [...]

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AUD Update, Retail Sales Data and the Australian Dollar

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:35:47 +0000

Australia’s retail sales rise again in January Retail sales in Australia continued to rise in January, driven by sales growth in clothing stores and by mail order/telephone order providers, according to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) Business Sales Indicator (BSI) report released on Monday. The bank’s January BSI report showed a 0.6% rise in [...]

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China Fiscal Policy Update

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:25:16 +0000

China to continue proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy Senior leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) agreed Monday China should continue proactive fiscal policies and prudent monetary policies in Y 2012. It was revealed in a statement issued after a meeting held Monday. Attended by members of the Political Bureau of the [...]

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US Dollar – Japanese Yen USD/JPY Technical Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:18:51 +0000

As predicted on Friday by Economist Shayne Heffernan the USD/JPY peaked in afternoon trade in Asia and has reversed. Currently the USD/JPY is looking to head towards 78 in the mid-term. Last week the BoJ announced it will increase its asset purchasing programme by ¥10 trillion (£82 billion) to ¥65 trillion, while taking a firmer [...]

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Hedge Funds Investing in Commodities

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:57:23 +0000

Commodities Players place Bullish bets on commodities, most since September Hedge funds increased commodity bets to the highest in almost 5 months on signs that a rescue plan for Greece and faster US growth will buoy demand as supplies shrink for everything from Soybean to Copper. Money managers boosted net-long position across 18 US futures [...]

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Banks and the US Economy

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:42:34 +0000

Bank lending is Key for economic growth Credit is the lifeblood of out modern economy. The breakdown of the credit markets was the major factor behind the severity of the economic downturn of Y 2008 and the Key reason the recovery has been so sluggish in the developed western economies. Note: rebounds from inventory recessions [...]

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Gold and Copper: Freeport-McMoRan NYSE:FCX and Newmont NYSE:NEM Costs Rise in Indonesia

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:16:27 +0000

Freeport-McMoRan NYSE:FCX and Newmont Mining NYSE:NEM to See Costs Rise in Indonesia, Freeport-McMoRan NYSE:FCX and Newmont Mining NYSE:NEM are going to come under pressure in the near future as they attempt to negotiate their continued presence in Indonesia Economist Shayne Heffernan said today. “both companies face rising costs at best and mine closures in the [...]

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NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF) Dividends and Cash Flow Improve

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:15:01 +0000

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. Fourth Quarter 2011 Highlights Increased fourth quarter 2011 dividend to $0.135 per common share. AFFO per diluted share of $0.44. $145 million of unrestricted cash. Closed two separate $100 million credit facilities for loan originations [...]

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AUD/USD Trading Charts and Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:09:02 +0000

Australia’s currency climbed after the nation’s statistics bureau said payrolls increased by 46,300 last month, the most since November 2010. The median estimate of a gain of 10,000 jobs. The unemployment rate slid to 5.1 percent, whereas analysts had forecast an increase to 5.3 percent. Fueled by demand for resources an eventual upside break out [...]

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GBP/USD Charts, Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:54:27 +0000

The Upside, a break of 1.6150 will allow the GBP to rally higher toward 1.6512 in the mid term. On the downside, below 1.5250 combined with bad news from Europe may send the GBP to 1.4280. Merkel and Monti signaled there could be a deal in place on Monday and the ECB bond swap seems [...]

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EUR/USD Trading Chart, Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:42:36 +0000

Expect some volatility in the Euro this week should there be any questions raised over the Greek Bailout. The resignation of the German President Mr. Wulff failed to deliver any volatility to the markets with EUR/USD hovering around 1,3170 level and German DAX around 6.850. In the US the Consumer Price Index came in line [...]

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The Best Managed Equity Portfolio

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:18:50 +0000

Working with some of the World’s largest financial institutions HCM’s goal is to provide portfolio returns that exceed the S&P 500 Index benchmark while providing lower volatility of returns than the benchmark. This model is designed as a growth portfolio to serve investors with higher risk tolerances. The intended objective of the allocation is to provide [...]

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FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) Upgraded on Buyback and Dividend

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:54:56 +0000

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) has been upgraded to a strong buy at Heffernan Capital Management with a 2013 price target of $130 issued today by Economist Shayne Heffernan. FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced today that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $250 million of the company’s common shares. The [...]

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RealPage, Inc. (Nasdaq: RP) Oversold

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:22:39 +0000

RealPage, Inc. (Nasdaq: RP) has been losing ground for nearly 2 weeks and has dropped to a 4 1/2 month low, and in a note to traders today Shayne Heffernan said that there has been heavy short selling in the stock that may create a squeeze in the near future, the 2012 price target for [...]

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Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. (AMEX: FAX) Performance Update

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:53:56 +0000

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. (AMEX: FAX) (the “Fund”), a closed-end bond fund, today announced that it paid on February 17, 2012, a monthly distribution of US 3.5 cents per share to all shareholders of record as of January 31, 2012. Under U.S. tax rules applicable to the Fund, the amount and character of distributable [...]

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Aircastle Limited NYSE:AYR Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:47:00 +0000

Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) has been upgraded by Heffernan Capital Management with a 2013 price target of $20. Shayne Heffernan said in a note to traders today that Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) low valuation and consistant dividend make it a strong buy. Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) (“Aircastle”) announced today that its Board of Directors declared [...]

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Rio Tinto plc (ADR) NYSE:RIO Earnings, Dividends and Iron Ore

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:28:16 +0000

Rio Tinto plc (ADR) NYSE:RIO Earnings, Dividends and Iron Ore Shayne Heffernan strong buy Rio Tinto plc (ADR) NYSE:RIO suffered a write down on the Alcan purchase but delivered strong results and a 34% dividend increase. Rio boosted its full-year dividend by 34 per cent to $1.45, or $US1.29, however it did not expand its [...]

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Aung San Suu Kyi, Thein Sein, Myanmar and the Future

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:14:32 +0000

Myanmar is entering a phase of rapid development, despite what the western media portray, the Myanmar Government is smart and sophisticated and Aung San Suu Kyi has been a strong element in shaping the new Myanmar. Myanmar is not a politically isolated state, they are an active member of ASEAN and enjoy close ties with [...]

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NIPPON COKE & ENG. COMPANY, TYO:3315 Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:45:31 +0000

NIPPON COKE & ENG. COMPANY, TYO:3315 has been Upgraded at Heffernan Capital Management to a strong buy with a 2013 target of 300JPY issued by Shayne Heffernan today. NIPPON COKE & ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED is a Japan-based company, principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of cokes and bulk process equipment/machines, as well as the [...]

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Anglo Pacific Group plc, LON:APF Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:35:46 +0000

Anglo Pacific Group plc, LON:APF has been Upgraded to a strong buy at Heffernan Capital Management. Shayne Heffernan in a note to traders today said, ” Anglo Pacific Group plc, LON:APF is trading at half the real value of the business, Coal prices and Coal demand will continue to grow in China, ASEAN and India [...]

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China Demand Drives Copper Prices

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:11:39 +0000

Stockpiles monitored by the LME slid 26 percent since October to 351,200 tons, with Asian inventories plunging 82 percent in the period. Combined stockpiles tracked by bourses in London, New York and Shanghai tumbled 15 percent over the same period. China’s manufacturers started 2012 in a sluggish mode, suggesting Beijing will keep pulling pro-growth policy [...]

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Thailand Property Buyer’s Guide

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:23:53 +0000

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Investment in ASEAN Increasing

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:07:57 +0000

ASEAN, one of the worlds fastest growing economic zones, seen record investment again last year, a trend set to continue for the next decade. Foreigners invested a record $19.3 billion into Indonesia last year, up 20 percent from the previous year, the government said on Thursday. Despite the global downturn, officials expect that to rise [...]

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Hedge Funds in Asia

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:12:27 +0000

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Investing in Mortgages in Asia

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:52:41 +0000

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Africa Posts Strong 2011 Growth

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:15:40 +0000

Africa saw good economic results in 2011 with average growth of between 5.5% and 6.0%, African Union (AU) commission chairperson Jean Ping said on a visit to Libya on Monday. “Africa progressed on average between five and a half and 6%. We are nearly at 6%, and seven countries are between seven and 11%,” he [...]

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The China Stimulus

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:06:06 +0000

Gross domestic product in China, the world’s second-largest economy, increased 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter, the slowest growth in more than two years. This combined with the slowing Real Estate Market are an indication that CHina may see some financial easing in the near future. Analysts have warned the correction in the property market [...]

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HCM Report on Investing in Hotels

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:13:37 +0000

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Shayne Heffernan on ASEAN Stars in 2012

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:20:59 +0000

ASEAN Stars are 210 ASEAN Stocks representing the 30 blue chips of each exchange. The ASEAN Stars are selected based on market capitalisation and liquidity. The ASEAN Stars are some of the best possible investments at this time, the 210 companies that make up the ASEAN Star list are the best of the best in [...]

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Copper as an Inflation Hedge

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:12:37 +0000

Copper prices may gain as much as 20 percent in 2012 steady demand from ASEAN and China, the world’s top consumer, amid tight supplies, according to Heffernan Capital Management. In a note to traders today Shayne Heffernan said “Prices of the metal, used in pipes, tubes and wires, will climb to as high as $9,500 [...]

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Shayne Heffernan Asian Market Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:09:52 +0000

The Asian Exchanges are set to open higher following a strong positive lead from the US and European markets as Chinese data and upbeat US company results overshadowed fears over the stubborn euro zone debt crisis. On the ASX24, the March share price index futures contract was up 26 points at 4148. The Australian dollar [...]

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Emerging Markets Investing

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:31:16 +0000

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