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Identifying consistent patterns and trends in business and in the financial markets. Useful key indicators for market timing, warning signals, bullish investing signals, and trading/investing opportunities.

Non-pharmacy market of OTC products in Poland: up by 4% in 2011-2013

According to the latest report published by the research and consulting company PMR, entitled “Non-pharmacy OTC market in Poland 2011. […]

By pmr | 19 Sep 11 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Clothing and footwear retail market in Poland rose by 4.6% in 2010 – favourable prospects for next years

The level of economic growth in 2010 was higher than one year earlier and this situation positively influenced growth on […]

By pmr | 16 Sep 11 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Yuan Only BRIC Winner on Resilience to Debt Crisis: China Credit

By Lilian Karunungan Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) — China, with its centrally controlled economy, managed currency and restrictions on capital inflows, […]

By Aidualc | 14 Sep 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Statistics, Stocks, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Global Investors Should Brace ‘For More Pain’ on China Policy

From Bloomberg, Global investors should brace “for more pain” as manufacturing growth slumps and prospects that Chinese monetary policies will […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Sep 11 | Also posted in Asia, Stocks | Comments (0)

Clothing and footwear market in Russia keeps growing, may exceed $75bn in 2013

The clothing and footwear market in Russia was worth $56bn in 2010, according to estimates by the PMR research firm, […]

By pmr | 07 Sep 11 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Gold fluctuates after tapping record atop $1,900

Metal wavers between small gains and losses By Claudia Assis and Myra P. Saefong, Market Watch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — […]

By M Guliyev | 06 Sep 11 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Swiss central bank sets limit on franc’s strength

Swiss National Bank sets a ceiling on franc’s euro rate to shield economy, exporters By John Heiprin, AP GENEVA (AP) […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in Western Europe | Comments (0)

World Bank expects slow US growth but no recession

By Alex Kennedy AP, World Bank’s Zoellick expects slow US growth, high unemployment but no recession SINGAPORE (AP) — The […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Polish IT market to see double-digit growth in 2011

After the crisis, the IT market in Poland recorded a significant rebound last year. Gradually increasing IT demand and a […]

By pmr | 05 Sep 11 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Russian IT market to grow by 20% in 2011

The Russian IT market is experiencing a strong bounce back after a sharp decline observed in 2009. Forecasts for the […]

By pmr | 02 Sep 11 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)