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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.

Top 10 Consumers of Non-Renewables – Infographic Map

By Simran Khosla, http://visual.ly/top-10-consumers-and-producers-non-renewables

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Mar 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

World Consumer Inflation Rates

By Macromon, Global Macro Monitor, We have ranked the world’s 2016 consumer inflation rates by country in the ginormous table […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Mar 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

12 Most Expensive Rental Markets

By Macromon, Source:  Wolf Street URL: http://wp.me/p14UId-9tZ  

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Mar 17 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

World Current Account Balances (CAB)

By Macromon, Global Macro Monitor, We have ranked the world’s 2016 Current Account Balances (CAB) by country from largest deficit […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Edtech Networking Conference Wraps Up Year

“It’s not about left wing, right wing—it’s about giving kids a set of wings,” self-proclaimed policy optimist Gerard Robinson, a scholar with […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

World’s Fastest Growing Economies

By Macromon, Global Macro Monitor, We have ranked the world’s country 2016 GDP growth rates in the ginormous table below.  […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Mar 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Oxfam Names ‘World’s Worst Tax Havens

Oxfam International, the global poverty watchdog, has supplied companies with a list of the best places to park money to […]

By MarketAngel | | Also posted in Statistics, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

How China’s city migration could help rebalance the economy

Editor’s Note:This interview was originally published by Bloomberg. China said this month it’ll encourage another 100 million of its rural […]

By MarketAngel | 27 Feb 17 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

U.S. GDP: The Real Estate Economy

By Macromon, Global Macro Monitor, Interesting data that even surprised us.  The real estate sector is now the largest sector […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 Feb 17 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Ending poverty: What should we learn and not learn from China?

Author Yuen Yuen Ang Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan Lminaries and experts convened last month in Washington, […]

By MarketAngel | | Also posted in Asia, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)