The Coming Crash (no later than 1H2012)?

[Behappyalways]

The title of this thread is inspiring and coincidence.....a day passed hence one day less to sell................companies would do well if they prepared sandbags(share buyback) for example to stop the flood(price fall). Not that these sandbags could stop the flood but it is better than being caught unprepared.......

"One has the feeling that at any moment, things could get very bad again.” With these words, Olivier Blanchard, the International Monetary Fund’s chief economist, has set the tone for this year’s spring meeting of the IMF.

[Behappyalways]

Casualties of the Crash - Greece
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAZE_dnAJ...7GoHDkZ1ks=


The Next Domino - Spain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of4q6gT5a...fej_lws%3D

[Behappyalways]

IMF allows eurozone to stay in its fantasy world
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comme...world.html

(A day passed......and one less day to sell............)

[Behappyalways]

Will China's real estate bubble burst?
http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/24/news/eco...?iid=HP_LN


China: Inflated Notions
http://www.economonitor.com/blog/2012/04...d-notions/


IMF's Lagarde: 'I want money'
http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/04/....cnnmoney/


Spain Following in Ireland’s Footsteps
http://www.economonitor.com/analysts/201...footsteps/

[Behappyalways]

Just for laugh..........

Now We Know Where All The Greek Bank Deposits Have Gone
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/now-we-kno...-have-gone

[MattAtelier]

Hello Behappyalways,

Thanks for the economist link! That's an interesting concept! On-line debate - cool!

Hey! Maybe we can try it in Valuebuddies? We choose a "hot" topic and invite debates for a fixed period - like 7 days? Then we do a poll at the end (May need to install a polling tool or gadget in Valuebuddies - not sure whether its possbile as I not IT savvy.

How's that for fun and generating alternative views? The purpose is not to "win"; but to encourage critical thinking.

Moderaters, what do you think?

This is a great idea. It might make the quality of the debate even stronger (it's very good already). Supportive.

[Jared Seah]

Hello MattAtelier

We recently had one such "unofficial" debate on the topic of exchange rate versus interest rate to combat inflation:

Thread: CPI + 5.2%

http://www.valuebuddies.com/thread-2007.html

Cool!

[Temperament]

Hello Behappyalways,

Thanks for the economist link! That's an interesting concept! On-line debate - cool!

Hey! Maybe we can try it in Valuebuddies? We choose a "hot" topic and invite debates for a fixed period - like 7 days? Then we do a poll at the end (May need to install a polling tool or gadget in Valuebuddies - not sure whether its possbile as I not IT savvy.

How's that for fun and generating alternative views? The purpose is not to "win"; but to encourage critical thinking.

Moderaters, what do you think?

This is a great idea. It might make the quality of the debate even stronger (it's very good already). Supportive.

Yes, "Rojak Investors" will definitely learn something from here. They may even contribute their 2 cents worth. Anyway, i always believe the more you are exposed to everyone's different thinking, the better final decision you will make. Good or bad , right or wrong, we all must be exposed. If not how can one compares or discerns what is actually good or bad for you may not be for somebody else. In other words, what is good for you may be bad for another person. So you learn you have to be accommodative if you want to keep the friendship. In the worst case your marriage and kin-ships. No?
In the same way, if this forum don't allow many different views (as long as not hurting or attacking somebody), why have a forum then? It will then be very boring.

[Behappyalways]

Once upon a time in Italian banking
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2012/04/...n-banking/


China is being buried alive in copper
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2012/04/...in-copper/


China’s property boom has peaked, forever
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/amb...d-forever/



Analysis: China's ailing bad debt market cries for change
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/2...vrit=56943


How Europe’s Double Dip Could Become America’s
http://www.economonitor.com/blog/2012/04...-americas/

[Behappyalways]

Chanos: Beware of China's 'epic' property bubble
http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/02/markets/...m?iid=Lead



"Too many mergers and acquisitions at one company are definitely a red flag," said Block. "Companies trying to raise cash when they appear to have a lot on their balance sheet is also an issue."

How Muddy Waters spots fraud in China
http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/02/markets/..._Highlight