America & India – Political Look Back at 2011 and Ahead to 2012-2020
This past year has been politically eventful for both America and India. Next year promises to be even more so. While the events might look different, the...
Month: December 2011
America & India – Economy & Finance – Look Back at 2011 & Ahead to 2012
2011 began well for both America and India. The American stock market had closed 2010 with a 20% rally from the lows of August 2010. The American economy ...
The 10 Most Popular Articles in 2011
Below are this Blog’s 10 Most Popular Articles in 2011 (in terms of viewer hits). 1. The Karna-Arjun Battle in The Maha-Bharat – Beyond Adjec...
Macro Viewpoints 2011 Awards for Financial Guests, Shows & Anchors
This is the Third Year of Macro Viewpoints Awards. We began these awards in 2009 from a Viewer’s perspective, that of an Individual Investor Viewer. Investing, ...
Bloomberg TV vs. CNBC – Is It the People, the Culture or the Structure?
CNBC is the leader in financial television in terms of longevity, size, presence and reach. No wonder, the network calls itself “First in Business Worldwi...
Interesting Videoclips of the Week (December 19 – December 23, 2011)
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our p...
The Old U.S. Dollar has Collapsed; Long Live the New U.S. Dollar
Editor’s Note: This is our second review of the book Currency Wars by James Rickards, a counselor, investment banker, risk manager, and an advisor to the ...
Interesting Videoclips of the Week (December 12 – December 16, 2011)
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our p...
Avalanches, Nuclear Reactors & Financial Markets – A Complexity Theory View by James Rickards
Remember the beginning of the subprime mortgage crisis in early 2007? Economists, Money Managers, Financial Anchors told us that subprime mortgages were only a ...
The Forever Young Star is No More
Legend tells us that Urvashi, the most beautiful Apsara of all, gave a boon of being Chir-Tarun to the great Arjun. The term Chir-Tarun literally means Forever ...