Greece First Developed Market Cut to Emerging at MSCI

Greece became the first developed nation to be cut to emerging-market status by MSCI Inc. (MSCI) after the local stock […]

By Aidualc | 11 Jul 13 | Posted in Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Should central banks now sell gold?

  Central banks in debt-strapped countries have a golden opportunity ahead of them, if you will excuse the pun, to […]

By zoltanakb | 13 Apr 13 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Sovereign Debt Bubble Will Continue To Expand Until – BANG – The System Implodes

Why are so many politicians around the world declaring that the debt crisis is “over” when debt to GDP ratios […]

By Aidualc | 04 Feb 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

2013 Prognosis

The following are my thoughts about things that might happen in 2013. This (Link) takes you to a discussion of […]

By Aidualc | 21 Jan 13 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Economic Singularity, Part II

By John Mauldin, From Daily Reckoning, In our analogy, the event horizon is relatively easy to pinpoint. It is what […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Oct 12 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

2008 Was A Practice Run Compared To What Comes Next

2008 was a practice run, or a warning shot across the bow, compared to what is coming over the next […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jun 12 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

A Greek Exit Could Make the Euro Area Stronger

A Greek Exit Could Make the Euro Area Stronger Illustration by Partners and Others By Jacob Kirkegaard  A Greek exit […]

By Aidualc | 08 Jun 12 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

European Crisis: A Greek Exit Would Only Be The Start, Not The End

European Crisis: A Greek Exit Would Only Be The Start, Not The End Could the euro become a thing of […]

By Aidualc | 06 Jun 12 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Will This Greek Tragedy Climax in the Death of the Euro?

By Doug Elliott, Brookings Institute, Greece could well be out of the euro soon, depending on the results of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

What Else Could Go Wrong? Well, Since You Asked…

By Lloyd Khaner May 29, 2012 4:40 pm Lloyd’s Wall of Worry soars to 31 blocks as even more uncertainty […]

By Aidualc | 02 Jun 12 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)