India’s Demonetization–What is Next?

by Alex Tabarrok  Devangshu Datta has a good run down of the basic facts of India’s demonetization of Rs 500 […]

By MarketAngel | 19 Dec 16 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Cash flies commercial and other secrets of moving money

Even in an age of electronic money and digital-payment apps, there is still big demand for cold, hard cash.  The […]

By Aidualc | 06 Sep 16 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How Bitcoin Is Sacrificing Its Soul to Survive

  It’s been a wild couple months for digital currencies. This past week saw the bust of Liberty Reserve for […]

By Oracle | 02 Jun 13 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Regions, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

“The End of Fake”

by macromon, Global Macro Monitor, We have no idea how the S&P downgrade of the U.S. is going to play […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Aug 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Latin America, North America, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Gold and currencies: an historical perspective

By David Levenstein, Gold was money long before currencies came into the fray but a look at how the world […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Apr 11 | Posted in Commodities, North America, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Real Problem With China

WASHINGTON When China’s president, Hu Jintao, visits here next week, the exchange rate between Chinese and American currency will inevitably […]

By DennisGao | 13 Jan 11 | Posted in Asia, North America, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)