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U.S. and Pakistan: Afghan Strategies

By George Friedman U.S. President Barack Obama will give a speech on Afghanistan on June 22. Whatever he says, it […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 Jun 11 | Also posted in Asia, North America | Comments (0)

Martin Wolf: Why China Could Fail Like Japan

From Naked Capitalism site, The Financial Times’ economics editor Martin Wolf takes up the theme treated at some length by […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Jun 11 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Wave of Violent Protests, Rioting, Bombings Hits China; Expect More Riots When China’s Credit Bubble Pops, Exposing Mountains of Fraud

By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com, Protests are not uncommon in China. However, most protests have been in rural areas where […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Jun 11 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

New Bank Capital Demands Will Drastically Reduce Bank Lending

By ROBERT LENZNER, Forbes Blog, BankAmerica’s chairman and CEO, Brian Moynihan, revealed today that every 1% additional capital requirement will […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Jun 11 | Also posted in North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Consumer prices rise by smallest in 6 months

Consumers paid more for food, cars and clothing in May, pushing up prices 0.2 pct Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics […]

By M Guliyev | 15 Jun 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

When Greece Finally Defaults, The Real Mayhem Will Begin

From the Daily Bail site, Must read from Euro Economist Andrew Lilico. Source – Guardian It is when, not if. Financial markets […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Jun 11 | Also posted in Western Europe | Comments (0)

New Silk Road could revitalize war-torn Afghanistan

By Prof. Li Xiguang, Global Research.ca,   For thousands of years, the Pamir passes have served as the crossroads of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Jun 11 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

The Happiest Countries In The World

From 247 WallSt, What makes people happy? The question, which has been debated by philosophers for centuries, now is being […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Jun 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Another Financial Crisis Is On The Way

From Forbes Blog, Halah Touryalai, Warren Buffett called them weapons of mass destruction. Now those same products, known as derivatives, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Jun 11 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Western Europe | Comments (0)

OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – May 2011 – The rise of private lenders and a contrarian investment idea

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management, Crisis Leads to New Opportunities Recently, many prominent investors […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 May 11 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)