http://www.thedailycrux..../6573/US_Treasuries/eml

http://www.zerohedge.com...-fast-food-dollar-menu?

http://www.moneynews.com...ts/2010/12/22/id/380744

http://expectedreturnsbl...ntelligent-forecaster/#

Merry Xmas everybody.

Healthcare Giant Rapid Nutrition Announces Expansion Plans Beginning with a $50 Million Joint Venture, Public Issue
4 January 2011 4:54 AM

Rapid Nutrition (http://www.LeisasSecret.com), pioneers in the field of healthcare supplements in Australia, recently announced the finalization of a $50m Joint Venture partnership with Cayman based Equity Partners Fund SPC. This transaction was facilitated by the Singapore-based FMS Group (http://www.fmspte.com) who have developed an exemplary track record with total transactions completed in excess of US$4.5 billion. Simon St Ledger, CEO of Rapid Nutrition made the official announcement today and says, “We are extremely flattered and yet humbled at the same time that Equity Partner Fund SPC have invested in Rapid Nutrition as a part of their global expansion strategy.” This joint venture will be among the health industry’s leading nutrition and supplements businesses and will accelerate Rapid Nutrition’s growth in the international market.

(PRWeb January 04, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/rel...011/01/prweb4756424.htm

This serves as my last post in Hongkong & mainland stocks investment.

Anytime in future that you you want to invest in Hong Kong, the stockbroker KGI Asia is highly recommended:-

www.kgieworld.com

I will start a new series on Australia / Singapore stock investment that will likely take us the whole of this year. occasionally I will also delve into Africa (Ghana, RSA) as the time permits.
Happy 2011 to all of you !

hisah, now that's GREED! Banks putting 75% of deposits in stocks? But the regulators are to blame for allowing it to happen. They seem to be lax. But investors aren't rational. They weren't complaining when the market was up 80%

The weekly Dow chart shows declining volume for 2 years and a bearish EMA crossover since Sept 2010 while the index rallied 5000+ points supported by debt monetization (bailouts, QE etc). Such stark divergence. Investors are really irrational.
http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?chart=$INDU,uu[800,a]waclyyay[pb40!f][vc60][iue6,12,9!lj[$spx]]

The global econ recovery is tied to the China econ which is hiking interest rates to curb inflation (especially food [global agflation effect] and real estate). Despite the bullishness on China's econ, the Shanghai index posts a different picture.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?c=$SSEC,uu[h,a]waclyyay[pb40%21f][vc60][iue6,12,9%21lj[$spx]]

Gold looks poised to test 1275 - 1290 for support in coming weeks since EMA and PPO are bearish. Below that $1150 offers the next level of decent support. In the short term $1430 is resistance.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?c=$GOLD,uu[h,a]waclyyay[pb40%21f][vc60][iue6,12,9%21lj[$spx]]

Some insights about Keynesian metrics.
Watch from minute 9 onwards - http://www.elliottwavema...s-on-the-verge-of-chaos/

Joint venture to provide up to US$250m for science and technology companies entering China

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) January 12, 2011 --
Under the agreement MRK will act as a single point of contact for all business related work including providing logistics, legal and other services critical to doing business in Jiangsu, a hot spot for economic development and now one of China's most prosperous provinces.
Equity Partners Fund SPC will co-invest amounts from up to USD$250 million into identified listed public companies so they can enter into the Chinese market with a view to retaining capital within the country.

The types of companies the joint venture will target include listed public companies in the IT, telecom, electronics and high tech, media and entertainment, health and public service, pharmaceutical and medical, green and renewable energy and energy efficiency, government, transportation and automotive sectors.
Fund spokesperson Bruce Nelson says the joint venture will help listed public companies access the domestic Chinese market for a range of goods and services and assist them getting into competitive deals.
“MRK is headquartered in The Nanjing International Software and Outsourcing Industrial Park, which it established in 2009 and which has more than 30 companies already operated there, providing the perfect location from which to identify target businesses,” Mr Nelson says.

“They will also be able to leverage their established alliances with provincial and municipal administrations and state and foreign owned enterprises to take advantage of the growing domestic market.
“Depending on the success of the joint venture Equity Partners Fund SPC may consider a formal arrangement whereby we open joint offices in China.”
Founded in 2005, Nanjing MRK Science and Technology Development provides service and market-oriented platforms for the commercialisation of research findings.

Its core businesses includes the R&D, market development and sales of high-tech products; IT infrastructure outsourcing, software outsourcing and BPO outsourcing; the commercialisation of research findings and related services; the cultivation of IT talents; enterprise diagnosis and management consulting.
Equity Partners Fund SPC generally looks to invest in listed companies with consistent trading volumes for a variety of activities including working capital, acquisitions and other growth opportunities.
The fund focuses on equity investments in public companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
The fund’s investment guidelines, apart from a company’s size and liquidity, require them to have exceptional management and long-term sustainable growth opportunities with the potential to achieve significant milestones over a developmental period.

“While applicants should expect to be able to meet our due diligence program, our funding arrangements are a whole lot simpler than many other avenues such as rights issues and other underwritten issues,” Mr Nelson says.
“Ultimately once a company satisfies our requirements we send proposed investment terms and explain the steps required for the company to ultimately obtain the requested funding.
“In volatile and uncertain equity markets this pre-qualification and pre-agreed funding arrangement is superior in most circumstances.”
To enquire about Equity Partners Fund SPC go to www.equitypartnersfund.com

To enquire about MRK contact Amir Lupovich, Head of International Business Center, Nanjing International Software & Outsourcing Industrial Parks, MRK Science & Technology Development Co. Ltd., Nanjing, PR of China. Office: +86-25-66912819 , Mobile: +86-15850585104 , www.njmrk.com, amir.lupovich@njmrk.com


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A record 1 million homes repossesred in the U.S.A in 2010. 2011 set to be higher. www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/business-12184365