HSBC December Preliminary PMI Shows China Continuing to Contract

From The RightSite site, China’s manufacturing activity contracted in December while foreign direct investment fell for the first time in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Dec 11 | Posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Diamonds to Outpace Gold on Asian Spending

By Soraya Permatasari and Rajesh Kumar Singh, Bloomberg, Diamond prices are poised to rise for the next four years, outpacing […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Dec 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities | Comments (0)

China Inc. Goes Global

By Karl P. Sauvant, Chazan, China’s economy is taking its next great leap forward: parts of its manufacturing sector are […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Dec 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Betting on Macau

By Mark Mobius,  Franklin Templeton Investments, I count myself fortunate that the continuous quest for good investment opportunities takes me […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Dec 11 | Posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China’s Composite PMI sinks! Stimulus program to be announced soon?

by Prieur du Plessis, Investment Postcard, I am a few days late with this commentary as a result of a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Dec 11 | Posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Oil Abundance in Canada Sands Provoking Anxiety Over Lust for Fossil Fuel

By John Lippert and Jeremy van Loon, Bloomberg, The helicopter swooping over once- pristine spruce forests provides a close-up view […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 Nov 11 | Posted in Commodities, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China Wary of Choking on Dollar Driving Hong Kong Dim Sum Bonds

By Fion Li, Bloomberg, The helicopter swooped over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor trailing a huge red-and-white banner: RMB SOVEREIGN BONDS. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Nov 11 | Posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

H.K. Home Prices May Fall 45%

By Richard Frost, Bloomberg, Hong Kong’s residential property prices would drop by 35 percent to 45 percent over the next […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Nov 11 | Posted in Asia, Real Estate | Comments (0)

China Credit Squeeze Prompts Suicides

From Bloomberg News site, Hours after a creditor and his gang of tattooed thugs hustled Zhong Maojin into a coffee […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Nov 11 | Posted in Asia, Hedge Fund, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Brazil’s Economy Becoming a Major Global Player

From 247wallst site, By John C.K. Daly, oilprice.com, What a difference two decades makes. Following the peaceful implosion of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Nov 11 | Posted in Commodities, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)