2016 marked the end of the biggest bull market of our lifetimes

In 2016, the nearly 40-year bond bull market ended. Date of death: July 11. And this was the biggest economic […]

By MarketAngel | 12 Jan 17 | Posted in Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The PC16: Identifying China’s Successors

By George Friedman, Stratfor, China has become a metaphor. It represents a certain phase of economic development, which is driven […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Oct 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Why Barbie Flopped in Shanghai

As Mattel and others trying to expand in China and India have learned, the right blend of localization and globalization […]

By Aidualc | 06 May 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Flying High

By Sharon Kahn, Chazen Global Insights, Government-owned companies in China have profited mightily their country’s burgeoning middle class. In recent […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Apr 11 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Stocks | Comments (0)

Brazil, China, Commodities, Key To Latin America’s Future, Say IMF And World Bank

Apr. 13 2011 – 5:33 pm  By AGUSTINO FONTEVECCHIA Workers building the Santo Antonio Dam in Brazil – Wikipedia   […]

By Aidualc | 15 Apr 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Latin America | Comments (0)

Top Global Political Risks of 2011

Here are the Top Global Political Risks for 2011 as defined by The Eurasia Group. G-Zero Europe Cybersecurity China North […]

By ATSiem | 21 Jan 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The redistribution of hope

Optimism is on the move—with important consequences for both the hopeful and the hopeless GlobalisationDec 16th 2010 | from PRINT […]

By Oracle | 26 Dec 10 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Wall Street Sees World Economy Decoupling From U.S.

By Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg Wall Street economists are reviving a bet that the global economy will withstand the U.S. slowdown. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Oct 10 | Posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)