Is the Pump Primed for Emerging Markets Investors?

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, The vulnerabilities—or rather, perceived vulnerabilities—of emerging markets ­have been the focus of heightened discussions over […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Oct 13 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

To Help the World’s Poor, Give Them Real Jobs

The latest U.S. jobs numbers showed a U.S. unemployment rate still at 7.6 percent. The official global unemployment rate, compiled […]

By M Guliyev | 12 Sep 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Regions, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Eleven Countries with Soaring Inflation

By Jon C. Ogg, From 247WallSt, While inflation has been relatively tame in the United States and Europe, several large […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Sep 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Lombok Eco Developments

Why Invest in Lombok, Indonesia? Indonesia is the third fastest growing economy in Asia and the fastest within Southeast-Asia, making […]

By rudi_nuis | 03 Aug 13 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Let me introduce myself first..

Hello dear readers, It would be nice if i introduce myself here briefly first, before i start sending out all […]

By rudi_nuis | | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate | Comments (0)

The Shariah Appeal

From Mark Mobius Blog, Franklin Templeton, For some, the only guiding rule they have for investing is to grow their […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Aug 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

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)

The Next Big Breakout Economies

By Sharon Kahn , From Chazen Global Insights, When most of us think of “breakout nations,” the BRIC juggernauts come […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 May 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Bric stocks: their time will come (soon)

by Stefan Wagstyl, From FT Blog, The underperformance of Bric equities is becoming an embarrassment for investors who are long […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 May 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Clear Signs of a Global Inflationary Tsunami Are Already Visible Around the World

Since the Financial Crisis erupted in 2007, the US Federal Reserve has engaged in dozens of interventions/ bailouts to try […]

By MarketAngel | 29 Apr 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)