Platinum’s a Precious Metal, Too

by Myra P. Saefong, Market Watch, Move over gold and silver — it’s time for platinum to start getting the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Aug 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, North America | Comments (0)

Bullish on Silver

By Doug Hornig, Casey’s Research, Are you bullish on silver yet? Admittedly, it’s been a wild ride for the white […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Jul 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, North America | Comments (0)

Hedge-Fund Investors Scout Out Web Firms

By SPENCER E. ANTE, WSJ, Spurred by their appetite for technology companies and seeking higher returns, a growing number of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Jul 11 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Hedge Fund, Latin America, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | 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)

Hugo Salinas Price and Michael Pettis on the Trade Imbalance Dilemma; Gold’s Honest Discipline Revisited

By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets gets to the heart of the trade imbalance issue […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Jul 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Beryllium…Still Sexy

By Byron King, for The Daily Reckoning, The market for Rare Earths is completely out of whack. It’s due to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Jul 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, North America | Comments (0)

New Bond Mutual Fund Theme: A China Bond Fund For U.S. Investors

From 247WallSt site, By JON C. OGG U.S. investors are now getting a Renminbi (Yuan) and bond fund to invest […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Jul 11 | Posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom | Comments (0)

Russia’s Grip on Gas

By the Casey Research Energy Team Russia loves being in control of other countries’ energy needs. The nation supplies a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Jul 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe | Comments (0)

Investors Hazard Bold Bet on Yuan

From WSJ, The U.S and the International Monetary Fund are pressuring China to let its currency, the yuan, climb in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Jun 11 | Posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom | Comments (0)

Where Rich Chinese Are Buying Real Estate

From Forbes Blog – Ken Rapoza, Vancouver, London and the big cities down under are second homes of choice for […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Jun 11 | Posted in Asia, North America, Real Estate, Western Europe | Comments (0)