Global Investing Archives (Page 6)

Global Investing Archives

A Worthless Dollar? - 2007-07-13
This week, bond rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's finally announced downgrades on billions of dollars of bonds backed by sub-prime mortgages.

Is Arab OPEC Going Green? - 2007-07-10
Recently I told you about a 100 MW solar power project in Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates. As one of the top oil and gas producers in the world, the UAE won the geological jackpot. Otherwise, it would be a loose confederation of feudal desert monarchies.

Will Japan Destroy the Yen to Save the Dollar? - 2007-07-09
As the Japanese government continues holding short-term interest rates near zero while printing yen like it is going out of style, getting out of the yen has now replaced pachinko as the national pastime for rank-and-file Japanese.

A Refugee Bull Market in Jordan - 2007-06-26
AMMAN, JORDAN: As we scooted along through dense traffic that is typical of any developing country, my Jordanian host pointed out an Infinity SUV in front of us. "Look," he said as he darted his index finger to the right, "Iraqi license plates."

A Perfect Birthday for a Middle Eastern Bull - 2007-06-20
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL: As the clock struck midnight on June 10, I had just arrived in Amman, Jordan. My local hosts, vibrant young entrepreneurs and rising stars in government investment initiatives, insisted that I have a drink. Sunday brought mixed gifts of inside information, international travel, and little sleep.

Good Money After Bad - 2007-06-15
At a commercial real-estate conference earlier this week, Alan Greenspan downplayed concerns that the Chinese might sell their significant holdings of U.S. Treasuries.

What do Stocks Have to do with the Price of Pork in China? - 2007-06-08
By tripling the tax on brokerage transactions, the Chinese government succeeded, at least temporarily, in restraining the surging Chinese stock market. But my expectation is that the correction will be short-lived. It's not that the Chinese stock market is not a bubble, as it clearly is, only that more air will likely inflate it further before it finally bursts.

The Business of Peace - 2007-06-07
KETURA, ISRAEL: What do you get when you mix an Israeli father and a Jordanian son? A bright idea and a hundred million dollars.

Threats and Opportunities: Israel Knows Both - 2007-06-06
In the same way that the State of Israel was not born into a vacuum, it is essential to put Israel's energy development in a regional context. Today on the Red Sea, I heard European, Jordanian, and of course Israeli perspectives on Israels future in the age of Peak Oil.

Pain at the Persian Pump - 2007-05-24
This Tuesday, western news outlets reported the beginning of gasoline rationing in Iran with terse certainty. But the view from Iran is much more complicated, and shows the disarray of oil refining operations in the world's number-three oil producer.

24 Cents an Hour, 70 Hours a Week - 2007-05-23
Fluent in Mandarin, Benjamin Ross has conducted research for several multinational corporations involving migrant workers, cell phones, Internet cafés, and people with disabilities as they pertain to the Chinese market and its 11% annual growth.

Between Fossil Fools and Peak-Oil Prophets - 2007-05-17
There's a fine line between fools and prophets. Talisman Energy CEO Jim Buckee treads it boldly, and his recent Peak Oil proclamation is certain to ruffle some feathers.

Marbles in Your Mouth and Profits in Your Pocket - 2007-05-10
Molybdenum is a mouthful. But this important transition metal and alloy component should be in your commodity vocabulary.

"Growth" Is in the Eye of the Beholder - 2007-05-04
It may come as a shock to many of you, but I too believe that we are experiencing a "Goldilocks" economy. But unlike most on Wall Street, I do not define this as economic growth that is neither too hot nor too cold. I believe the analogy is apt simply because U.S. economic growth is a fairy tale!

Coming Soon: Energy Tech Stocks from the Persian Gulf - 2007-05-03
Never say the desert can't bloom. From oil and gas engineering advances to solar panels outside the world's richest cities, tech is taking root in the sand.

Save a Tree, Make a Fortune - 2007-05-02
A new realignment of U.S. corporate accounting standards with Europe could halt the hemorrhage of companies now filing elsewhere. For the U.S.-based international investor, this adds up to enhanced profit.

What Record High? - 2007-04-27
As the Dow burst through the 13,000 milestone this week, few understood the hollowness of the achievement. Measured against the rising dollar-denominated prices of just about everything else on the planet, the Dow has actually lost value over the past seven years.

Europe Adds to Central Asian Resource Frenzy - 2007-04-26
With the specter of Russian dominance haunting European energy markets, the EU's problems pose a huge energy investment opportunity. This week, a group of European Union foreign ministers gathered in Luxembourg took a first step towards the resource-rich countries of Central Asia.

Sunshine on the Digital DMZ - 2007-04-24
Reunification has long been the watchword in Korean diplomacy. Even through the North's recalcitrance, nuclear proliferation, missile-lobbing, and Viagra counterfeiting, the South has kept a sanguine smile. Make that a cyber-smile, as the Koreas connect in a new way this year.

Venezuela's About-Farce - 2007-04-19
In the struggle for international energy solutions, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez views the Western Hemisphere's ethanol effort as more of a tug-o'-war than a joint heave. If you're looking for an answer, an argument alone won't do. Who knows when Venezuela will ditch the dirt and seize its clear opportunities?

Perched Precariously on a Precipice - 2007-04-16
The dollar is no longer responding to traditional stimulants. Last week, despite the apparently "hawkish" tone in the recently released Fed minutes and trade deficit figures that were slightly less horrific than expected, the dollar nevertheless declined against just about every currency on the planet.

Fiercer Than the Race for Oil or Natural Gas - 2007-04-12
I have to admit something--I don't know much about nuclear physics. You might not either, but I bet you know what a mushroom cloud looks like. Unfortunately, a filmstrip's worth of familiarity with nuclear fuel and its possible uses just won't do in this reinvigorated nuclear century.

Oil Causes and Heals All Wounds - 2007-04-05
A new path for petroleum is now in the works, as leaders of five southern European nations inked a deal Tuesday to build the so-called Pan-European Oil Pipeline. Not only the planned route is new: the political will expressed in the PEOP deal may foreshadow a new era for this troubled region.

European Stocks: Exposure or Explosion? - 2007-04-03
Do you remember when Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated? Or when the Spanish flu paralyzed the American populace? Then you might recall the last time European equity markets outsized Wall Street. That is, until last week.

Buzz-Saw Economics, Part 2: Wine on My Mind - 2007-03-28
As I headed out to the suburbs of Santiago last Tuesday to visit the world's first winery to list on the New York Stock Exchange, I expected to have a day of snooty sophistication. But I got a look at the "other Santiago" along the way.

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