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Asian Sovereign Bonds: The New ‘Safe Havens’?
As U.S. and European markets continue to sputter amid the global economic uncertainty, emerging market bonds in Asia have been quietly gaining favour as alternative safe havens – with...
Global Warming: The Greatest Threat To Arab Economies?
The World Bank has produced a massive 450 page report on the potentially devastating impact climate change is likely to have on Arab countries. This matters to everyone and not...
The Mystery Of Apple’s Crashing Stock Price
Since reaching an all-time high of $705 during trading on September 21, Apple Inc’s stock price fell to $529 on December 10 before recovering to $539 on December 12....
Is BP Playing Russian Roulette For Arctic Oil?
BP’s quest to drill for oil in Russia’s arctic region has thus far been a roller coaster ride of corporate cobwebs and political power plays. Yet despite facing...
The Rise of the Asian Financial Powerhouse
Asia, as a whole, has witnessed tremendous growth in the past decades and city-states such as Hong Kong and Singapore have since joined the ranks of advanced economies. Asian...
Bernanke’s Great Deception: Is The Federal Reserve Waging A War On Savers & Pensioners?
The Federal Reserve’s strategy of holding interest rates near zero to spur the economy has had its share of critics – especially since it caused a massive transfer...
Australia’s Resource Boom: From Blessing To Curse
Over the last decade, the Australian economy has experienced a boom on the back of the rise of Asia – with Chinese demand for Australian commodities in particular...
Making Sense of China’s Mixed Signals
The Chinese economy is no longer blistering hot but it has been sending out mixed signals about its state of health. From deteriorating manufacturing output and falling prices...
London: Backseat Or Centre-Stage Role In RMB Internationalisation?
China is already the world’s second largest economy but its currency, the renminbi, is barely traded internationally. Unlike reserve currencies such as the US dollar, and despite China's emerging...
How New Regulations Are Forcing Hedge Funds To ‘Open Their Kimonos’
For the first time ever last month, U.S. hedge funds, with assets of more than $5 billion, were forced to complete a 42-page Form PF providing details of methodologies,...