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2012 Country Stock Market Returns

From Bespoke Investment Group Site, With Europe and Asia experiencing big declines over the past couple of days, below is […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Apr 12 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Statistics, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Jim Rogers Explains What All The China Bears Are Getting Wrong

By Mamta Badkar, From Business Insider, recently spoke with investment guru Jim Rogers on a myriad of issues.   You’re […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Mar 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Crude Oil vs. Iran: Who Blinks First?

By EconMatters , Oil futures spiked more than 2% in one day to their highest level in nine months on […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Feb 12 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities | Comments (0)

The State of the World: A Framework

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The evolution of geopolitics is cyclical. Powers rise, fall and shift. Changes occur in every generation […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Feb 12 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Brain-Drain Panic Returns — This Time to Africa

By Jagdish Bhagwati, Chazen, While developed countries are angst-ridden over mostly illegal immigration by unskilled workers from developing countries, a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 22 Feb 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Africa: no longer a leap of faith

Africa: no longer a leap of faith January 24, 2012 5:16 pm by Keyur Patel http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/01/24/africa-no-longer-a-leap-of-faith/#ixzz1kQz43zCC  

By Aidualc | 29 Jan 12 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Considering a U.S.-Iranian Deal

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Last week, I wrote on the strategic challenge Iran faces in its bid to shape a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Jan 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Platinum: Industrial Man’s Gold

By Andrey Dashkov, Casey’s Research, Platinum – sometimes called “the richer man’s gold,” has been generating a lot of buzz […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Jan 12 | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, North America, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Strait of Hormuz, $150 Oil and Strategic Oil Reserves

From 247wallst site, By Douglas A. McIntyre, An article in The New York Times argues, without much support, that if […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Jan 12 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Diamonds to Outpace Gold on Asian Spending

By Soraya Permatasari and Rajesh Kumar Singh, Bloomberg, Diamond prices are poised to rise for the next four years, outpacing […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Dec 11 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities | Comments (0)