All The Signs Are That There’s Too Much Speculation In Gold Right Now

By Jim Rogers, From http://jimrogers-investments.blogspot.com/2012/12/all-signs-are-that-theres-too-much.html I own gold and I own silver. I own all the precious metals, especially gold […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Dec 12 | Posted in Commodities, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Why Everybody’s Going to War in the Middle East

Everybody’s going to war but we don’t know what we are fighting for.” ~ Nerina Pallot, from “Everybody’s Gone to […]

By Aidualc | 13 Sep 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Falling Oil Prices Present a Great Opportunity – An Interview with Jim Rogers

By James Stafford, From oilprice.com site, World markets appear to be hovering over a precipice as Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Jul 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The World’s Most Resource-Rich Countries

From 24/7 Wall St site, By -Michael B. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale, Paul Ausick 24/7 Wall St. performed a detailed […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Apr 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Latin America, North America | Comments (0)

Iran’s Strategy

By George Friedman, Stratfor website, For centuries, the dilemma facing Iran (and before it, Persia) has been guaranteeing national survival […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Apr 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Crude Oil vs. Iran: Who Blinks First?

By EconMatters , Oil futures spiked more than 2% in one day to their highest level in nine months on […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Feb 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities | Comments (0)

The State of the World: A Framework

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The evolution of geopolitics is cyclical. Powers rise, fall and shift. Changes occur in every generation […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Feb 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Considering a U.S.-Iranian Deal

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Last week, I wrote on the strategic challenge Iran faces in its bid to shape a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Jan 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Towards the Paranormal

By William H. Gross, from Pimco website, The New Normal, previously believed to be bell-shaped and thin-tailed in its depiction […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Jan 12 | Posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Strait of Hormuz, $150 Oil and Strategic Oil Reserves

From 247wallst site, By Douglas A. McIntyre, An article in The New York Times argues, without much support, that if […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Jan 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)