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TO: President Obama

FROM: Martin S. Indyk and Robert Kagan, Brookings Institute, http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2013/01/a-plastic-moment-to-mold-a-liberal-global-order As you enter your second term, the state of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Jan 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Draghi in Davos: eurozone will recover in second half

The eurozone economy will recover in the second half of the year if structural reforms are kept up, ECB President […]

By M Guliyev | 28 Jan 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Regions, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

World’s happiest countries

By Chris Helmen, Forbes, What does happiness mean to you? At its core it consists of being healthy, having enough […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Jan 13 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

2013 Prognosis

The following are my thoughts about things that might happen in 2013. This (Link) takes you to a discussion of […]

By Aidualc | 21 Jan 13 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

10 treasures that outshine gold

By Michael Brush, From MSN Money, Diamonds Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, as Marilyn Monroe sang in “Gentlemen […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Byron Wien Announces “The Ten Surprises” for 2013

By Prieur du Plessis, from investmentpostcards, Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone (BX 16.76 ↑1.82%) Advisory Partners, yesterday issued his list […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Jan 13 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Europe in 2013: A Year of Decision

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The end of the year always prompts questions about what the most important issue of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Jan 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Ecuador ranked top nation for US, Canadian retirees

From http://news.msn.com/pop-culture/ecuador-ranked-top-nation-for-us-canadian-retirees-5 A new survey finds that Ecuador has once again been ranked as the top foreign destination for American […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Jan 13 | Also posted in Asia, Latin America, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

The Great Greek Gamble

By: Sam Jones, CNBC, In Quentin Tarantino’s film Reservoir Dogs, Mr Pink gets away with the diamonds. His co-conspirators are […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Dec 12 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Emerging markets wealth propping up London?

(By Emerging Markets) One of the factors behind London’s “good recession” is the sharp increase in wealth in emerging markets, […]

By M Guliyev | 26 Dec 12 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Real Estate, Regions, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)