Sunday, February 26, 2012

Quote of the Day: The Key Thing Poor Countries Should Do

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In a eulogy to Sir John James Cowperthwaite, a British civil servant and the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1961 to 1971, the quebec...
Saturday, February 25, 2012

Poor and Middle Income Countries are ‘Happier’?

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Based on self-reported happiness, poor to middle income countries have reportedly been happier than their rich counterparts So says the Ec...

US to Deal with North Korea’s Dollar $100 bill Counterfeiting

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A counterfeiter meets another counterfeiter: North Koreans printing unauthorized US $100 dollar bills From Business.time.com (hat tip lew...
Friday, February 24, 2012

Mobile Internet is the Future

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Internet and mobile phones are in the process of ( media ) convergence From comscore.com “2011 proved to be a groundbreaking year for...

Are Surging Oil Prices Symptoms of a Crack-up Boom?

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Dr. Ed Yardeni thinks that there has been a mismatch between oil prices and oil demand Dr. Yardeni writes The price of Brent crude ...

Transparency Issues on the US Federal Reserve

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Former IMF chief Economist Simon Johnson takes the US Federal Reserve to task for their lack of transparency , The Wall Street Journal ...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Andrew Napolitano: What If Democracy Is Bunk?

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Provocative stuff from Judge Andrew P. Napolitano What if you are only allowed to vote because it doesn't make a difference? What i...

Video: Smoking Ban is a Ban on Freedom

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Politicians make the gullible public believe that policies of prohibition, usually targeted at vices (like smoking alcohol, prostitution or ...

Cartoon (s) of the Day: What Tattoos Say About You

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Tattoos represent a form of social signaling. The graphics below from cracked.com attempt to explain them (hat tip Prof Bryan Caplan) ...

Singapore: The Best Place to Own and Store Gold

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The Sovereign Man’s Simon Black says that Singapore is the best place to secure ownership of physical gold Mr. Black writes , It’s of...

Has China’s Role as the ‘World’s Factory’ Coming to an End?

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Has Europe taken over China’s role as the “new sweat shop”? Writes Spiegel Online , (bold original) It used to be that European carma...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Asia’s Fast Developing Bond Markets

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The Economist writes , Cross-border bank lending to Asia’s developing economies has been shrinking recently. European banks in particul...

Quote of the Day: Industrial Policies

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From Bloomberg columnist Caroline Baum Yes, other countries, such as China, have "industrial policies," with government subsi...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

How Mobile Texting Can Make People Stupid

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From Kurzweilai.net University of Calgary linguistics researcher Joan Lee, who interviewed texters in research for her master’s thesis....

War on Gold: India’s Government Mulls Restraint on Gold Imports

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The proverbial shot across the bow against gold holdings by India’s citizenry, has been fired by the Indian government. Reports the Minewe...

The Implications of Cuts in Saudi Arabia’s Oil Production and Exports

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In the light of $100 oil, Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer and exporter has reportedly cut production. The CNBC reports , ...

How Reliable is CNBC’s Rankings of the Best Countries with Long Term Growth?

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CNBC recently came out with a slide show depicting that troubles in the Eurozone and in the US has been prompting investors to search for n...
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