February 04, 2012 -- Updated October 06, 2011 13:14 HKT
Economics
Issaree Suwunnavid: Thailand Flood Update
Issaree Suwunnavid: Thailand Flood Update Death Toll The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation on Sunday reported that 356 people were killed in flood-related incidents while two missing. Flooding still continues in 28 provinces in northern, northeastern, central and easten regions where some 2.4 million people are still suffering, according to the department reported on [...]
Volcker Rule Divides America
Paul Volcker’s “Rule” divides US regulators US regulators are facing lots of complaints from lawmakers and financial industry lobbyists in their 14-month mission to halt risk trading on Wall Street, via the Volcker Rule. The regulators have begun to produce a Final Draft of the Rule, and they are facing opposition from themselves. Several US [...]
Singapore Dollar Offers Value Investing
Shayne Heffernan affirmed the Singapore Dollar from as a Must Own currency. Given the economic situation of Singapore to the USA, Singapore stands out as value. Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam has said it is going to be tougher for Singapore to have high growth rate as the City State moves closer to the [...]
2012, The Year of Living Dangerously
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., NYSE:GS and Morgan Stanley, NYSE:MS are considering dumping their “Bank” business to avoid US legislation, Bank of America NYSE:BAC is reinventing itself. As the reality of Dodd-Frank and the Volker Rule draws near Banks and financial institution look ready to pack up and leave the USA. 2012 is America’s year of [...]
Lagarde Meets Old Boss Sarkozy
IMF chief meets France’s Sarkozy over Euro debt General Director of the International Monetary Fund, Ms. Christine Lagarde arrived Saturday Noon at the Elysee Palace for a talk with French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the European debt issue. The IMF chief’s visit was on the eve of Mr. Sarkozy’s departure to Berlin where he will [...]
More Strikes Diminish Copper Supply
More Strikes Diminish Copper Supply Slowing production at Grasberg, coupled with a spate of strikes at Freeport’s South American mines, has raised concerns of a global copper shortage. Workers at the Grasberg mining complex run by US giant Freeport-McMoran began a month long strike on September 15, demanding at least an eight-fold increase in the [...]
World Market Snap Shot BAC, MS, AAPL, AA, JCP
Red’s Bull Trader Alert: Bank shares led gains on Wall Street as the EU planned to recapitalize banks. The European Central Bank said it was ready to buy bonds to provide longer-term cheap money for European lenders in need of funding. The S&P Financial Sector gained 3.2% and has risen 8.8% in the past 3 [...]
Emerging Markets Monthly Report
Investing in emerging markets includes some unique risks but also offers some unique opportunities.Volatility is a risk, last quarter emerging markets sold off more than the USA, but now many of this locations are oversold. Emerging markets are going to be major players in the mainstream over the next 20 years. Historically, emerging markets have [...]
Investing in Africa
The world is waking up to a new Africa. The predominant theme in the emerging narrative is no longer war, famine and disease but rather strong economic performance. Investors are realising that Africa is good for business. Strong economic growth, business friendly reforms, mature financial institutions and some large economies add up to an enticing [...]
Doing Business in Thailand
While Thailand is likely to see a mild economic downturn over the next six months, the general outlook remains strong long term. Ford, GM, Toyota and many other International manufacturers have made Thailand there main production base in Asia. Thailand is logistically well place to manage Asian operations and has favorable investment laws. The reports [...]
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