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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.

Emerging Markets: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

From Franklin Templeton Investments site, Almost every market move these days seems to be tied to the latest headline coming […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Dec 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

7 Ways to Tweak Your Retirement Plan for 2012

“Set it and forget it,” infomercial marketer extraordinaire Ron Popeil used to say. That might have worked for Ron’s easy-to-use […]

By DennisGao | 15 Dec 11 | Also posted in North America, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

China’s Composite PMI sinks! Stimulus program to be announced soon?

by Prieur du Plessis, Investment Postcard, I am a few days late with this commentary as a result of a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Dec 11 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Listen to Warren Buffett

I know part of the reason I’m so charmed by Warren Buffett is that I grew up in Omaha. My […]

By DennisGao | 11 Dec 11 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China cuts reserve ratio in move to inject cash

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank cut the reserve requirement ratio for its commercial lenders on Wednesday for the first […]

By M Guliyev | 30 Nov 11 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Oil Abundance in Canada Sands Provoking Anxiety Over Lust for Fossil Fuel

By John Lippert and Jeremy van Loon, Bloomberg, The helicopter swooping over once- pristine spruce forests provides a close-up view […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 Nov 11 | Also posted in Commodities, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Syria, Iran and the Balance of Power in the Middle East

By George Friedman, Stratfor, U.S. troops are in the process of completing their withdrawal from Iraq by the end-of-2011 deadline. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Nov 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

European Debt Crisis Facts and Truth

From NIA site, The mainstream media as of late has been focusing its total attention on the sovereign debt crisis […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Nov 11 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Italy’s crisis: Endgame for the euro?

Posted by Michael Schuman, http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com, You know the old saying: It ain’t over until the fat lady sings. Well, in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Nov 11 | Also posted in The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Brazil’s Economy Becoming a Major Global Player

From 247wallst site, By John C.K. Daly, oilprice.com, What a difference two decades makes. Following the peaceful implosion of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Nov 11 | Also posted in Commodities, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)