Friday, April 18, 2008

Starve thy Neighbor: From Food to Fertilizers

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The global “Starve thy Neighbor” policies continue. First, food exporting countries have been curtailing exports. Now, they are restricting ...
Thursday, April 17, 2008

Food Crisis: Farming In A Warmer World

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Drought from a warmer weather in Australia and elsewhere is one of the factors contributing to the strains in the global food supply… cou...

Does having more money bring happiness?

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Does having more money bring happiness? Yes…if you ask Betsey Stevenson and Freakonomics' Justin Wolfers as shown in the map below… ...

World's Hardest Working?

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A chart of the most industrious workers of the world… courtesy of the Economist According to the Economist , “SOUTH KOREAN workers toi...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

10 Investment Themes from Credit Suisse

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Giles Keating head of the Credit Suisse Global Economics and Strategy Group (GESG) outlines 10 investment themes for 2008 in the Credit Suis...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008

World Economic Growth: Mixed Picture But No Depression

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Through the IMF’s World Economic Outlook , economic growth forecasts for 2008-2009 are expected to deliver mixed results. From the Economist...
Monday, April 14, 2008

US Housing Bust Goes Global?

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Has the US housing Bust now turned into a contagion? It seems so. From Mark Lander of the New York Times (emphasis mine), "The ...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008

A Nation Of Shoppers??!!

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Forbes magazine recently unveiled the TEN world’s largest mall… Here is the list: 1. South China Mall Location: Dongguan , Ch...

RGE on Philippine Rice Crisis

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RGE Monitor recently posted a synopsis on the Philippines rice crisis entitled “Philippine Rice Shortage: A Homegrown Crisis ?” on in ...
Sunday, April 06, 2008

Rice Crisis: The Superman Effect And Modern Agriculture

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``Everyman who hoards does it for his own protection; yet by hoarding he aggravates the very condition that started his fear.”- Irving Fis...

Global Liquidity’s Impact To Food; Divergences Between Stocks and Commodity Prices

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``The gold standard makes the money's purchasing power independent of the changing, ambitions and doctrines of political parties and...

Philippine Mining: Supply Shortages Will Draw Investments

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``You can observe a lot by watching.” Yogi Berra Recently an article downplayed the sanguine picture of the Philippine mining industry....
Friday, April 04, 2008

The Shadow Banking System

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A diagram of the simplified structure of the Shadow Banking System according to Hervé Hannoun of the Bank of International Settlements … ...
Monday, March 31, 2008

Missing Rallies or Catching A Falling Knife?

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The recent stock market activities has stimulated the urge for some to consider today’s rally as a possible turning point -that some of us...
Sunday, March 30, 2008

How Surging World Rice And Food Prices Could Impact the Philippines

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``Some argue rather forcefully that we’re now immersed in “debt deflation.” I understand the basic premise, but to examine double-digit g...