Do Western Central Banks Have Any Gold Left??? Part III

By: Eric Sprott, From Sprott Global site, Recent dramatic declines in gold prices and strong redemptions from physical ETFs (such […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Jul 13 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Taking Seniority: Looking to Bank Loans in Uncertain Markets

By Elizabeth (Beth) MacLean , From Pimco website, ​ Bank loans are senior secured loans to non-investment-grade corporations. They are […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Jul 13 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Dow, S&P500 Surge to Record Highs

  By The Daily Ticker |Michael Santoli The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped above 15,000 for the first time in […]

By zoltanakb | 04 May 13 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Soft US jobs figures keep a lid on markets

Japan’s Nikkei outperforms ahead of expected aggressive action from central bank By Pan Pylas, AP Business Writer | Associated Press […]

By zoltanakb | 03 Apr 13 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Regions, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Great Disconnect

By: Kemal Derviş, Brookings Institute, Since the second half of 2012, financial markets have recovered strongly worldwide. Indeed, in the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Mar 13 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Wall Street looks for Fed to continue asset purchase through 2013: Reuters poll

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street expects the Federal Reserve to continue its program of debt purchases through 2013 in […]

By nirtalnirtal | 09 Mar 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, Regions, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

A Conversation with Ray Dalio – Video

By cfr, From YouTube, A Conversation with Ray Dalio (Video) Ray Dalio, founder and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Sep 12 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

“It’s Been A Fun Ride, But Prepare For A Global Slowdown”

By Tyler Durden , Zero Hedge, While in principle central banks around the world can talk up the market to infinity […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Jul 12 | Posted in North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

I’m Worried

By David Kotok,  cumber.com site, A note to readers. This 2000-word commentary is a longer-term view; think in terms of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Apr 12 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Kass: Liquidity Rally Over, Investors Face Reality

By Greg Brown, Money News.com, Investors high on easy money from the Fed are about to find out the real […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Apr 12 | Posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)