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Best Way To Invest in India – A Pure Play India ETF

December 8, 2009 · 0 comments

in BRIC, ETF(s), India, emerging markets, foreign investment, international stock market, investing

So where are the hot emerging markets now?  Is China still an “emerging” market?  Many analysts agree that Russia is still a wild card.  Besides, Russia’s economy is still solely oil-based.  Brazil’s rich array of resources and growing middle class certainly keeps it hot, but for many, India is the best of the BRICs.
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The New Gold Standard: Will Gold Be Part of A Basket of Currencies Replacing the Dollar as World Reserve?

October 8, 2009 · 2 comments

in US debt, US dollar, central banks, currencies, forex, gold, hyperinflation, inflation, international economy, money supply, precious metals, world reserve currency

Gold has broke through some of its all-time highs today, October 7, 2009, reaching as much as $1043/oz.  But that is not the end of the excitement for all the gold bugs and other lovers and investors in the yellow metal.  Gold might be making a comeback as a contender for one of several currencies [...]

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Supracurrency Coin Proposed as United World Reserve Currency

July 12, 2009 · 10 comments

in US dollar, currencies, international economy, news and updates, world reserve currency

Is the supranational currency proposed by Russian President Medvedev for real?  At the G8 meeting in L’Aquila, Italy (July 8-10, 2009), Medvedev is reported to have brought a sample of a new “united future world currency” coin minted in Belgium and bearing the words “unity in diversity.”
According to Bloomberg, Medvedev said “the question of a [...]

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US Dollar Reserve Currency Status Now Officially Up For Debate Ahead of G8 This Week

July 5, 2009 · 5 comments

in US debt, US dollar, currencies, foreign investment, inflation, international economy, investing (general), politics, savings, world order

China was the first to open the floor for discussion on the continued viability of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency a couple of months ago.  With good reason, since they are now the largest foreign holder of US debt instruments (that’s the paper money the Fed prints out of thin air).  Just [...]

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