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China’s Next Steps: Six Smart Moves

By Sharon Kahn, Chazen Global Insights, In the annual N.T. Wang Distinguished Speakers lecture, cosponsored by Columbia University’s Weatherhead East […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Dec 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Perceptions of UK banking industry

Faith in the Banking industry low amongst High Net Worth Individuals – but are Private Banks like Duncan Lawrie part […]

By MarketAngel | 09 Dec 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Mexico’s Enrique Peña Nieto Confronts the Challenges of Federalism, Fiscal Reform and Education

By Diana Villiers Negroponte, Brookings Institution, The PRI leader, Enrique Peña Nieto, assumes the Mexican presidency on Dec. 1. Manufacturing […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Dec 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Latin America | Comments (0)

China’s manufacturing grows in November

(By AP- Associated Press) China’s manufacturing grows in November in latest sign of possible economic recovery BEIJING (AP) — China’s […]

By M Guliyev | 01 Dec 12 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Regions | Comments (0)

Does Weak Dollar Mean Strong China?

It seems both Romney and Obama agree that Bernanke’s weak dollar policy is the ticket out of this mess, but […]

By Aidualc | 27 Nov 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Azerbaijan’s Developing Economy and Investment opportunities

Azerbaijan is an economy that has completed its post-Soviet transition into a major oil based economy (with the completion of […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Regions, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

What an Obama Victory Means for the Middle East

Memo to the Arab World: Good news and bad news with the re-election of Barack Obama to the White House. […]

By MarketAngel | 22 Nov 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

China’s New Leaders: the Lineup

By CNBC | CNBC This is a guest contribution for CNBC.com. China’s leaders are noted for their secrecy. The world […]

By MarketAngel | 19 Nov 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

IEA forecast: US to become world’s largest oil producer

(EM) The US will overtake Saudi Arabia to become the world’s top oil producer sometime around 2020, the International Energy […]

By M Guliyev | 14 Nov 12 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Elections, Gridlock and Foreign Policy

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The United States held elections last night, and nothing changed. Barack Obama remains president. The Democrats […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Nov 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, North America | Comments (0)