Below are the 10 most popular articles for Q2 2013: 1. Interesting Videoclips of the Week (August 13 – August 17, 2012) – August 18, 2012 2. Why is China Entering Ladakh? – May 4, 2013 3. Tajikistan Cedes Land to China – A Step Towards Af-Kash-Bet? – January 15, 2011 4. Dr. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of Yale – Is his ignorance symptomatic of…
The photo below is a wonderful way to celebrate the eve of this July 4th. As veterans of 9/11, nothing to us captures the spirit of American Independence as the bravery and sheer confidence of New York City. What stood out to us in the weeks after 9/11 was the determination and bravery of…
As today’s unquestioned superpower, America’s writ runs large, larger than that of any empire in world history. America is globally predominant in military might, financial hegemony and “soft” or intellectual power. Yet this great power, the greatest in world history, is now admitting its failure to win in Afghanistan against a bunch of lightly armed…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…
Below are this week’s articles at Macro Viewpoints: Next Chairman of the US Fed – A Bond Trader Instead of an Economist? >>>> Bust of EM Bubble – Now Brazil after Turkey, India & Africa >>>> Interesting Videoclips of the Week (June 15 – June 21, 2013) >>>> Send your feedback to editor@macroviewpoints.com Or @MacroViewpoints…
Interest rates and monetary policy are the preserve of the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”). They are determined by the Federal Open Markets Committee (“FOMC”) and communicated to the American people via a post-meeting statement by the Fed. The current chairman of the Fed is Dr. Ben Bernanke, a widely admired scholar. Since he took over…
Last week we put forth our thesis that riots in Turkey and protests in India were not really about the professed causes but simply the results of the bursting of the EM bubble. This week Brazil was hit with massive protests. The scale of the protests was staggering as shown in the absolutely splendid photo…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…
TV screens and print media were full of coverage about the protests in Turkey this week. The pictures of protestors throwing stones & sometimes Molotov cocktails at the riot police and the riot police responding with tear gas and water cannons were riveting. No one had expected this from a modernizing economic success story like…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…