Russia’s Grip on Gas

By the Casey Research Energy Team Russia loves being in control of other countries’ energy needs. The nation supplies a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Jul 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe | Comments (0)

Foreign Ownership of Japanese Shares Up, Financial Institutions’ Holdings Down

By Hiroyuki Kachi and Judy Lam Foreign ownership of Japanese shares rose for the second straight year, according to data […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Jun 11 | Posted in Asia, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Martin Wolf: Why China Could Fail Like Japan

From Naked Capitalism site, The Financial Times’ economics editor Martin Wolf takes up the theme treated at some length by […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Jun 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Chinese Real Estate Bubble Finally Imploding?

From Naked Capitalism site, The warnings of successful shorts like Jim Chanos, old Asia hands like Frank Verneroso, and economists […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Jun 11 | Posted in Asia, Real Estate | Comments (0)

China Plows Into Absurd Bet on Long-Term Japanese Debt

By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Bloomberg reports China’s Net Purchases of Japan’s Long-Term Debt Rises to Record in April China’s […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Jun 11 | Posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom | Comments (0)

Japan’s Economy Struggles for Air

By Edward Hugh With the arrival of the first real Japanese data since the tsunami struck, the immensity of the […]

By Aidualc | 09 May 11 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Why Investors Stopped Worrying About Japan

For all the talk about animal spirits, the stock market can be a cold-blooded beast.   Take Japan. The situation […]

By Aidualc | 30 Apr 11 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Commodities and the global economy after QE2 – Simon Hunt

By Simon Hunt, Simon Hunt says, 2012 will see a new round of money printing by the Fed resulting in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Apr 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Innovation, Espionage, and Chinese Technology Policy

  Innovation, Espionage, and Chinese Technology Policy Prepared statement by Adam Segal Ira A. Lipman Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and […]

By Aidualc | 22 Apr 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Powder to remove radiation developed

by Kyodo A chemist and a domestic company have jointly developed a powder that can capture and precipitate radioactive substances […]

By Aidualc | 19 Apr 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)