BRICS May Create Unbiased Credit Rating Agency

Experts from BRICS countries are discussing the creation of a new independent rating agency to counter the geopolitically-biased economic assessment […]

By MarketAngel | 22 Apr 15 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America | Comments (0)

Banking on BRICS

  In July, leaders of the five emerging market countries known as the “BRICS” (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]

By Aidualc | 05 Dec 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The Dollar Under Siege

Bud Conrad, Chief Economist   After World War II, the dollar became the world’s preeminent currency. Convertible to gold at […]

By Aidualc | 21 Jul 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Eleven Countries with Soaring Inflation

By Jon C. Ogg, From 247WallSt, While inflation has been relatively tame in the United States and Europe, several large […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Sep 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Recognizing the End of the Chinese Economic Miracle

By George Friedman Major shifts underway in the Chinese economy that Stratfor has forecast and discussed for years have now drawn the attention of […]

By Aidualc | 02 Sep 13 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Next Big Breakout Economies

By Sharon Kahn , From Chazen Global Insights, When most of us think of “breakout nations,” the BRIC juggernauts come […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 May 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Bric stocks: their time will come (soon)

by Stefan Wagstyl, From FT Blog, The underperformance of Bric equities is becoming an embarrassment for investors who are long […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 May 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Brazil REITs’ Record Returns Lure Yield-Hungry: Mortgages

By Cristiane Lucchesi, Bloomberg, Sales of Brazilian funds that invest in real estate and mortgage securities doubled this year to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Dec 12 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Latin America, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Will South Africa’s Struggles Overshadow its Potential?

Africa is a continent many investors bypass, but from my perspective as a long-term investor, I think that’s a mistake. […]

By Aidualc | 18 Oct 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Regions, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Russian Evolution

By Mark Mobius, mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com, It might be tempting to say “everything old is new again” in Russia, given the return […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Sep 12 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)