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Der Spiegel Interview with George Soros

By Gregor Peter Schmitz and Thomas Schulz, ‘You Need This Dirty Word, Euro Bonds’ In a SPIEGEL interview, billionaire investor […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Aug 11 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Big Mac Index and Currency ETFs

By Tom Aspray, Forbes, The “Big Mac Index” suggests a new long-term trend for the Chinese yuan while the US […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Aug 11 | Also posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Numerous Spanish Towns Face Bankruptcy

By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, globaleconomic analysis blog, The Spanish economic implosion continues. Various austerity measure in Europe and rate hikes […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Aug 11 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Low Oil Prices Not Here To Stay, Says Barclays

By Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes Blog, Enjoy the drop in oil prices, because it’s not going to last.  In a 114 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Aug 11 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Latin America, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Eurozone growth sags to 0.2 percent in Q2 Eurozone sees growth sag to anemic 0.2 percent in Q2 as officials struggle with debt crisis

Eurozone sees growth sag to anemic 0.2 percent in Q2 as officials struggle with debt crisis David Mchugh, AP Business […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Global stocks lose steam on weak German growth

Global stocks lose steam on weak German growth and dashed eurobond hopes to tackle debt crisis Colleen Barry, AP Business […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in North America, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Are Hedge Funds ‘Too Big to Fail’?

By Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ, Who’s afraid of hedge funds? A year after Dodd-Frank was signed into law, regulators still have […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Aug 11 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

“The End of Fake”

by macromon, Global Macro Monitor, We have no idea how the S&P downgrade of the U.S. is going to play […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Aug 11 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Latin America, North America, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

What Investors Need to Know About America’s Debt Crisis

By Chris Mayer, The Daily Reckoning Forget the government nonsense about the U.S. debt ceiling “deal.” All the posturing, scolding […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Aug 11 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Commentary on The Oakmark International and International Small Cap Funds

Commentary on The Oakmark International and International Small Cap Funds 6/30/2011 By David G. Herro, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Oakmark website, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Jul 11 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)