Fareed Zakaria GPS – CNN 08-16-15

On August 16, 2015   /   China Economy, Fareed Zacharia, Iran Economy, Middle East, Russia Economy, Singapore Economy, US Economy  

Salient to Investors: Fareed Zakaria said: The Iran nuclear agreement is flawed, but has the toughest terms ever negotiated and sets back Iran’s nuclear program more than any serious military campaign would. Automatic re-imposition of sanctions can be triggered unilaterally by the US. Iran gets sanctions relief regardless because allies will not extend sanctions

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Fareed Zakaria GPS – CNN 06-28-15

On June 28, 2015   /   Economics, Energy, Fareed Zacharia, Global Economy, Iran Economy, Middle East, Singapore Economy, US Economy  

Salient to Investors: Fareed Zakaria said: Singapore mandates ethnic diversity in all neighborhoods – over 80% of Singaporeans live in public housing. US efforts in the 50s and 60s to desegregate schools and integrate neighborhoods were largely abandoned by the 80s and America is now strikingly segregated. A UCLA study in 2014 said

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Almost Half of China’s Rich Want to Emigrate – BloombergBusinessWeek 09-15-14

On September 15, 2014   /   China Economy, Economics, Europe Economy, India Economy, Singapore Economy, UK Economy, US Economy  

Salient to Investors: Barclays said 47% of China’s wealthy are planning to move abroad within 5 years, versus 23% in Singapore, 16% in Hong Kong, 20% in Britain, 6% in America and 5% in India. 78% named bettering children’s education and their future job prospects as their main reasons, 73% said a better

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China Lures Less Investment Than Southeast Asia, BofA Reports – Bloomberg 03-04-14

On March 4, 2014   /   Asean Economies, China Economy, Indonesia Economy, Investment Money Flows, Malaysia Economy, Philippines Economy, Singapore Economy, Thailand Economy  

Salient to Investors: Chua Hak Bin at Bank of America Merrill Lynch said:   Total foreign direct investment into Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand was $128.4 billion in 2103 versus $117.6 billion for China. Rising foreign direct investment into Asean will remain a favorable structural trend over the

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Power corrupts – Jim Rogers Blog 08-30-13

On August 30, 2013   /   Jim Rogers, Singapore Economy  

Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers writes: Power corrupts. Singapore was lucky. Congo had a dictatorship for a long time, but has nothing to show for it. I moved to Singapore. Read the full article at  http://blogjimrogers.blogspot.com/2013/08/power-corrupts.html Click here to receive free and immediate email alerts of the latest forecasts.

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Chaos develops out of democracy Jim Rogers Blog 08-28-13

On August 28, 2013   /   Asian Economy, China Economy, Japan Economy, Jim Rogers, Singapore Economy, South Korea Economy  

Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers writes: Plato said that societies develop from dictatorship to oligarchy to democracy to chaos and then back to dictatorship. Chaos seems to be what is happening in some Asian countries. Japan, Korea, Singapore, China were all one-party states but as they became more prosperous, their

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Interview with Jim Rogers – Fusion Marketplace 06-13-13

On June 13, 2013   /   Agriculture, Bond Market, China Economy, China Stocks, Economics, Euro, Europe Economy, Gold, India Economy, Investing, Japan Economy, Jim Rogers, Junk Bonds, Natural Gas, Oil, Singapore Economy, Stan Druckenmiller, US Economy, US Stocks, Yen  

Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers said: When investing, don’t follow the crowd Most government numbers are made up. China has problems with housing and inflation as the US did in the 19th century when it was growing rapidly. Every country that grows rapidly has problems. The US had recessions and

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