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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.

China’s Secret Gold Buying Exposed

Between January 2006 and July 2011, China had a cumulative trade surplus with the US of $1.421 trillion, equal to […]

By MarketAngel | 27 Apr 15 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The ‘Grexit’ Issue and the Problem of Free Trade

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The Greek crisis is moving toward a climax. The issue is actually quite simple. The Greek […]

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

BEF Fund ranked first on global scale!

We are pleased to announce you that Balkan Emerging Frontiers Fund (BEF Fund) attained first position on global hedge funds’ […]

By BEFFund | | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Hedge Fund, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Once Forbidden Frontiers

Investing in frontier markets can come with a higher degree of volatility than more established markets, but to my team […]

By MarketAngel | 24 Apr 15 | Also posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

NYSE MARGIN DEBT GROWS BY $20.1B AND ABOUT TO HIT NEW RECORD HIGH!

NYSE Margin Debt Grows by $20.1B and About to Hit New Record High! New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) margin debt […]

By MarketAngel | 23 Apr 15 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

BRICS May Create Unbiased Credit Rating Agency

Experts from BRICS countries are discussing the creation of a new independent rating agency to counter the geopolitically-biased economic assessment […]

By MarketAngel | 22 Apr 15 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America | Comments (0)

The Wealth Report – New York City Ranks #2

Looking to the future, one constant remains the rise of the Asian powerhouse cities, the relative decline of the European […]

By Aidualc | 21 Apr 15 | Also posted in North America, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Property Investors’ Latest Horror: Zombie REITs

  Formerly popular nontraded REITs fall on hard times   Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc. is the kind of property company […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

INFOGRAPHIC: FAMILY OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD

BY MICHAEL FINNIGAN One of the most enduring family office myths is that no one office is alike. The industry’s most […]

By Aidualc | 20 Apr 15 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Peak Gold Misunderstanding, is Gold About to Run Out?

By: Mike_Shedlock Is gold about to “run out”? The correct answer to that question is the likelihood of that happening is […]

By Aidualc | 16 Apr 15 | Also posted in Commodities, Statistics, The Big Picture | Comments (0)