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EM INVESTMENT: Show of hands

(EM) Emerging nations are talking big about investing in each others’ currencies. But diversifying reserves out of traditional assets will […]

By M Guliyev | 10 Oct 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Dollar strengthens on positive US economic data

Dollar strengthens against euro, pound, yen on positive US economic data NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of better-than-expected U.S. […]

By M Guliyev | 09 Oct 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Regions | Comments (0)

Mutual Fund Pioneer Jack Bogle: How to Fix Wall Street

By Rana Foroohar Jack Bogle, the founder of mutual fund giant Vanguard, and the man who popularized index funds, is […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America | Comments (0)

Priming the Liquidity Pump

By Mark Mobius,  http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/10/04/emerging-markets-inflation/#more-1820 The global economy is often like a line of dominos. One piece tumbles, causing others to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Oct 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America | Comments (0)

Slaying the Chinese Lending Dragons

By Daniel Bardsley,  From  The National, When Malcolm Li does freelance work in China, the money he earns is rarely […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Oct 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Visualizing Japan’s Debt Crisis

From the largest Japanese pension fund unwinding its JGB holdings to Kyle Bass’ infamous ‘debt-saturation Japan Trade’ and Dylan Grice’s […]

By Aidualc | 04 Oct 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Oil Is In The Midst Of A Major Repricing

Dear Readers: I’m currently writing a long-form post twice a month now for Chris Martenson’s excellent website, Peak Prosperity.com. Accordingly, […]

By Aidualc | 03 Oct 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

The Mitt Romney Stock Portfolio

Now that the presidential election campaigns are in full swing, some investors are looking at the investment portfolios of the […]

By Aidualc | 02 Oct 12 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

The President Barack Obama Stock Portfolio

There haven’t been many of the political ads on TV yet, but of course they will start appearing shortly. The […]

By Aidualc | 01 Oct 12 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Power Struggles and Progress in Romania

Bordering the Black Sea in Southeastern Europe, Romania offers visitors a variety of beautiful and dramatic landscapes concentrated in a […]

By Aidualc | 28 Sep 12 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought | Comments (0)