The Future of OPEC

Pump jacks in the Kurdish town of Derik, on the border with Turkey and Iraq, Nov. 25. (ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Dec 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Latin America, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

U.S. to become world’s top oil producer in 2015 – IEA

By Alex Lawler, Ron Bousso and Peg Mackey LONDON (Reuters) – The United States will stride past Saudi Arabia and […]

By M Guliyev | 12 Nov 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Regions, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Jeff Gundlach Singles Out The Emerging Market Country Most Vulnerable To A Crisis

By Sam Ro, Business Insider, Jeff Gundlach of DoubleLine Funds just wrapped up his latest public webcast. He reiterated his […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Sep 13 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Obama’s Bluff

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Images of multiple dead bodies emerged from Syria last week. It was asserted that poison gas […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Aug 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Notes from the Nigerian Frontier

by Mark Mobius http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2013/08/15/notes-from-the-nigerian-frontier/?nicamp=other&nichn=markmobius&nismseg=email Many frontier markets continue to stand out as particularly attractive to us right now, as a […]

By Brian Andreosky | 18 Aug 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Russia’s Trans-Siberian Railway

From Stratfor site,   Rail-based transport between Asia and Europe is considerably cheaper than seaborne transit, and Russia’s infrastructure investments […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Aug 13 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Statistics, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Geopolitical Journey: Azerbaijan and America

By George Friedman There is a point where three great powers — Russia, Turkey and Persia — meet: the Caucasus. […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jul 13 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, 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)

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)

Oil drops below $95 a barrel as dollar rises

Oil drops below $95 a barrel after dollar tops 100 yen for first time since April 2009 The price of […]

By M Guliyev | 10 May 13 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, North America, Regions, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)