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Food for Thought. Thoughtful debate and insightful observations/ commentary on actions/events in financial markets, investments, societies, and governments around the world that impact our lives. Also Oxstone Team’s Global Investment Commentary and Best Investment Ideas.

Geopolitical Journey, Part 2: Borderlands

By George Friedman, Stratfor, A borderland is a region where history is constant: Everything is in flux. The countries we […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Jun 14 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

This graphic shows how much CO2 the average American produces each year

By Simran Khosla, Global Post, http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/science/global-warming/140527/graphic-shows-how-much-co2-american-american-produces-climate-change

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Jun 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

At big-ticket dinners, a blunt Bernanke sounds theme of low rates

By Jonathan Spicer and Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Reuters, In a series of quarter-million-dollar dinners with wealthy private investors, Ben Bernanke has […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Jun 14 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

BRICS emerging nations close to launching bank; to start lending in 2016

By Alonso Soto, Reuters, The five BRICS nations will likely agree to fund their $100 billion development effort equally, giving […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Jun 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The World’s Most Content (and Miserable) Countries

By Thomas Frohlich and Vince Calio, 247WallSt, World news does not always fully capture people’s level of happiness. Last year, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 May 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Borderlands: First Moves in Romania

By George Friedman, Stratfor, I arrived in Bucharest, Romania, the day after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. U.S. Secretary of Defense […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 May 14 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Interactive Chart: Long-Term Commodity Performance Comparison

Link: 38 Year Performance History on Various Commodities From NIA site. The long-term performance of precious metals, agricultural commodities, oil, copper, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 May 14 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

How India’s 2014 race was won

You Tube Link: How India’s 2014 race was won From the Economist YouTube Channel,

By Liu-Yue Lam | 22 May 14 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Housing Misery Maps Going Viral on China’s Weibo

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi, Map of China housing “agony” shows years of work necessary to save up a down-payment   […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

ECB Plans Negative Rate on Bank Deposits

By Christian Reiermann, Spiegel International, European Central Bank executive board member Peter Praet of Germany is expected to recommend that […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 May 14 | Also posted in The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)