Why the Housing Market Is Still Stalling the Economy

  If the economy still feels stuck, blame the housing market. That may not match how people in a handful […]

By Aidualc | 24 Jul 14 | Posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Construction industry finally sees growth as Ukraine ramps up preparations for Euro 2012

Between the peak recorded in 2007 and the trough of 2008-2010, the value of construction works carried out in Ukraine […]

By pmr | 08 Dec 11 | Posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Fed Pledge Let’s You Know The Fix Is In

by Peter Schiff,, Forbes, Last week’s wild actions on Wall Street should serve as a stark reminder that few investors […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Aug 11 | Posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China crash coming? Don’t bet on it

By Jim Jubak, MSN Money, Is China’s economy headed for a hard landing in 2011 or 2012? I don’t think […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Jul 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China’s Real-Estate Developers Struggle with Debt; Servicing China’s Total Debt Load is Problematic; Dramatic Slowdown in China Coming

By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, Mish Economic Analysis Blog, Inquiring minds are digging deeper into China’s bank credit bubbles, fixed asset […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 May 11 | Posted in Asia, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Y2K=QE2

From http://www.marketanthropology.com site, History shows us that each bubble needs a tragic muse. The Nasdaq Bubble had both the allure […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Apr 11 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, North America | Comments (0)

QE2 Is the Right Fed Policy

by Jeremy Siegel, Ph.D., Yahoo Finance, One of the most gratifying experiences of my career was being a colleague of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Dec 10 | Posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Why the Fed’s QEII Will Not Work

By Louis Woodhill, Real Clear Markets, Imagine a bus packed with passengers. The driver has the gas pedal floored and […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Nov 10 | Posted in Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Oxstones Food for Thought – Why Bank Lending is Not Coming Back Anytime Soon

Oxstones Food For Thought – October 2010 Why Bank Lending is Not Coming Back Anytime Soon By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Oct 10 | Posted in Food for Thought, Oxstone Investment Commentary | Comments (0)

Cash Floods into China, Raising Pressure on Yuan

By Langi Chiang and Kevin Yao BEIJING | Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:18am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign exchange […]

By Aidualc | 13 Oct 10 | Posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)