BRICS emerging nations close to launching bank; to start lending in 2016

By Alonso Soto, Reuters, The five BRICS nations will likely agree to fund their $100 billion development effort equally, giving […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Jun 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

EM and the Fragile Five: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

By Blaise Antin, David Loevinger, Anisha Ambardar, TCW Asset Management The shift in capital flows triggered by former Fed Chairman […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Mar 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How Putin Conquered South Africa

By Marin Katusa, Casey’s Research, In the global war for energy supremacy, Russia has won another victory over the United […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Jan 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Ten Countries Where People Live Longest

Life expectancy in the U.S. has risen in the past few decades. While in 1970 life expectancy at birth was […]

By Aidualc | | Posted in Food for Thought, Retirement & Savings, Statistics | Comments (0)

Africa’s “Glass With Attitude”

by Mark Mobius  Africa has been an area of interest to our team, for many reasons. One might say Africa’s […]

By Brian Andreosky | 26 Oct 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings | 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)

Frontier Markets: Now’s Your Chance To Bank A Fortune

by Chris Mayer, From Daily Reckoning site, From Tbilisi and Vladivostok to Rio and the gold souks of Dubai, opportunities […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Jun 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Real Estate, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Made in Africa

By Sharon Kahn, From Chazen Global Insights, Consider the roundabout travels of the lowly cashew. Africa grows a lot of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 May 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | 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)

The Clear Signs of a Global Inflationary Tsunami Are Already Visible Around the World

Since the Financial Crisis erupted in 2007, the US Federal Reserve has engaged in dozens of interventions/ bailouts to try […]

By MarketAngel | 29 Apr 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)