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OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – Equity Market Commentary and the Growing Demand for Alternative Investing – December 2010

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, CEO, Oxstone Capital Management Equity Market Commentary and the Growing Demand for Alternative Investing We […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Dec 10 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Private Equity, Real Estate, Stocks, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Global Growth on the Orient Express

From Brookings Institution, In the wake of the Great Recession, the recovery in U.S. metropolitan areas has been rather slow […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Dec 10 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Mideast Private Equity Has Room to Run

The nascent private equity industry in the Middle East got slammed by the downturn. If it adheres to five core […]

By Oracle | 11 Dec 10 | Also posted in Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Qatar’s Bid for the World Cup: Shifting to a Knowledge Based Economy

From the Brookings Institution, Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup tournament was successful, making it the first Arab […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Commodities, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Emerging markets: the risks are increasing

By Prieur du Plessis, Emerging-market equity prices as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index are primarily driven by […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Dec 10 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Latin America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Despite $1,400 Gold, Still Many Gold Laggards (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, AUY, KGC, RGLD, GRS, RBY, NXG, XRA, DROOY)

From 247wallst.com site. By JON C. OGG, Gold is hitting record highs now that we are seeing above $1,400.00 per […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Nov 10 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Corporate India Finds Greener Pastures—in Africa

To avoid stiff competition and red tape at home, companies are looking across the Indian Ocean By Mehul Srivastava and […]

By Bo | | Also posted in Asia, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Emerging markets brace for money flood

By David Pilling, FT.com Emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, China and India expect an investment flood. STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Quantitative […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Nov 10 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Emerging Markets Consumers Fill Their Carts

by Jon Markman, Market Watch, Commentary: Got ‘Hot-Kid’ milk? You soon may as global brands spread For most of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Nov 10 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Dot-Com Bears Lead Emerging-Market Bulls Buying Latest Bubble

Barton Biggs warned of a U.S. stock- market bubble as early as January 1997 and stayed bearish for most of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Nov 10 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)