More PRC Zaniness: HK Market Cap Surpasses Japan's

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Is Hong Kong now in thrall to China's stock market bubble? Let me reconstruct this bubble-tastic story for you that's transferred fr... Continue reading →

Got $70 Trillion? The Rise of Shadow Banking

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The latest IMF Global Financial Stability Report has some interesting findings about the state of shadow banking, defined by the IMF as ... Continue reading →

If Hell Comes: Preparing for UK's EU Departure

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Some are intent on killing the goose that lays the golden egg. Never underestimate the human potential for acting stupidly: The UK's rul... Continue reading →

World Cup of Default: Argentina at T-Minus 19

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Despite its tremendous natural wealth, Argentina has long been the poster child of underdevelopment. Aside from the sporting conquests of it... Continue reading →

IMF Bails Out Ukraine...and Franklin Templeton?

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With some foreign currency savings in the bank, I have been in the market for a better return than a time deposit. I was thus offered some m... Continue reading →

Belgium, America's Third Largest Creditor [Sort Of]

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While researching the previous post, I came across a seemingly astounding finding: Unbeknownst to most, a European country has somehow gaine... Continue reading →

Double or Nothing: Can Malaysians Revive Las Vegas?

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Can Malaysians complete Echelon , Las Vegas' boulevard of broken dreams? A few days ago, Bloomberg TV aired " The Player: Secrets ... Continue reading →

How Computer Forex Traders Obliterated Humans

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When I become a wheezy old grandpa reminiscing about the "good ol' days" as my captive audience of grandchildren pays scant at... Continue reading →

The Mother of Market Manipulation In Forex Trading?

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With their often haughty attitudes and tendency to focus on short-term profits in the (unfortunately) correct belief that they are too big t... Continue reading →

Hong Kong, World's Freest Economy 42 Years Running

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I guess some things in life are inevitable: Canada's Fraser Institute, watchdog of economic freedom the world over, has designated the ... Continue reading →

Central Banks and Gold: Buy High, Sell Low

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Despite strides made by central banks worldwide in recent years to control inflation, they are hardly infallible. Take the case of gold: Wit... Continue reading →

Divorces of (Real-Estate) Convenience in China

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To paraphrase Steely Dan, this is not your Haitian but your Hainan divorce. Recent regulations in China intended to tamp down real-estate s... Continue reading →

Brokebank USA: Living Paycheck to Paycheck

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Gillian Tett of the FT has an interesting article that seemingly contradicts all of the happy talk about how "America is back" wit... Continue reading →