Winners and losers in China’s deepening economic slowdown

By JOE McDONALD International Monetary Fund’s Research Department Director Olivier Blanchard speaks during a press briefing at a hotel in Beijing, […]

By MarketAngel | 10 Feb 15 | Posted in Asia, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Africa’s Electrifying Future

Emerging and frontier markets are a focal point of this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which takes place […]

By MarketAngel | 05 Feb 15 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

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)

If Syria Falls, Expect a Pop in Oil Prices

By Marin Katusa, Casey’s Research, As is so often the case in the Middle East, religious strife contributes to political […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Jul 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Israel’s Iron Dome, and the Ongoing Energy Revolution

By Byron King, Outstanding Investments Byron King The Middle East mess affects all manner of scenarios for future price and […]

By Aidualc | 18 Apr 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Weekly Energy Update

By The Associated Press | Associated Press The price of oil rose Friday as legislators began postelection talks on how […]

By M Guliyev | 10 Nov 12 | Posted in Commodities | Comments (0)

Oil Price Forecast 2012: 30% Chance WTI Tops Record $145

(IBT) The options market has a bullish view on oil prices this year. Levels of implied volatility in the options […]

By M Guliyev | 12 Sep 12 | Posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | 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)

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)

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)