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America’s Biggest Edge Over the Rest of the World

By Morgan Housel, Motley Fool,   Check out these recent headlines: “Japan’s population falls by record 244,000 in 2013” “China’s […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Apr 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

What’s Next for Emerging Markets?

By Nathan Rowader, Forward Management, Seeking a Clear Path Through the Turmoil A conversation with Nathan Rowader, Forward Director of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Apr 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Are we turning Japanese?

After the Great Crisis and Recession of 2008 there were a lot of economic and market commentators arguing that the […]

By MarketAngel | 17 Apr 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Liv-ex 100 – does it reflect the market?

Liv-ex comes from London International Vintners Exchange, and it was established in 1999. The exchange offers a secure marketplace for […]

By PeterSmith | | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Chinese gold demand may rise 20% by 2017: industry body

London (AFP) – China’s annual demand for gold could jump around 20 percent by 2017 as more of its increasingly […]

By DennisGao | 16 Apr 14 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

For Chinese, It’s Going to Cost More to Become Canadian

By Adam Minter  Tuesday, Feb. 11 was a bad day for Chinese millionaires seeking a quick, cheap route to a new […]

By MarketAngel | 04 Apr 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The best real estate plays in 25 years

By Lawrence Delevingne, CNBC, The global real estate market in 2039 will be city-centric, with an increased focus on Asia […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Finding Oxstones, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Madness Of Abenomics In One (Crazy) Chart

There are two areas where Abenomics, the democratically elected economic religion of Japan, has succeeded: creating inflation without causing wages […]

By MarketAngel | 01 Apr 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Raising the bar: Vietnam’s luxury chocolate pioneers

Ho Chi Minh City (AFP) – Deep in the Mekong Delta, two Frenchmen have their heads buried in a sack […]

By Aidualc | 27 Mar 14 | Also posted in Commodities, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Gundlach – Rates Will Remain Low in 2014

By Robert Huebscher, Slowing economic growth, low inflation and a lack of motivated sellers will keep interest rates depressed, at […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)