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How Your Investment Strategy Should Change if the Yuan Becomes a Reserve Currency

March 25, 2010 · 4 comments

in Asia, BRIC, China, GDP, Jim Rogers, currencies, economics, emerging markets, exchange rates, financial planning, foreign investment, international economy, investing, news and updates, world order, world reserve currency

Last week, it wasn’t only Jim Rogers who was suggesting that the Chinese yuan (renminbi) will likely become a major reserve currency, if not eventually the world reserve currency.
Later in the week none other than Goldman Sachs projected that the yuan is set to become a major reserve currency.
There are good reasons for this: number [...]

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Top Ten Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds

January 30, 2010 · 6 comments

in BRIC, China, G20, G8, GDP, India, OPEC, US debt, USD, capitalism, currencies, emerging markets, exchange rates, foreign investment, forex, gold, government, international economy, international stock market, market trends, oil, wealth, wealth protection, wealth transfer, world order, world reserve currency

With the phenomenal growth in sovereign wealth funds over the past thirty or so years – but especially in the last ten – it’s good to stop and take a look at where this new investment phenomenon is at today in 2010.
Here’s a list of the current top 10 sovereign wealth funds around the world.* [...]

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The End of Influence: What Happens When Other Countries Have the Money

January 25, 2010 · 5 comments

in Asia, China, G20, Latin America, US economy, capitalism, central banks, economics, economy, emerging markets, foreign investment, future, international economy, politics, preparedness, protectionism, reviews, wealth transfer, world order

As soon as I saw this title on the bookshelf, it caught my eye.  Since I’ve been trying to curb my spending, I just skimmed it and put it back.  Well, I returned a week later and decided to buy it after skimming it again.
I’m not finished with the book yet (although it’s just a [...]

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Biggest Foreign Buyers of U.S. Debt

January 4, 2010 · 5 comments

in China, Federal Reserve, GDP, US Treasury, US debt, USD, central banks, currencies, debt, deficits, hyperinflation, interest rates, international economy, money supply, wealth transfer, world reserve currency

Aside from American financial institutions and the Fed (the buyer of last resort), the largest buyers of US Treasuries and notes are all Asian countries.  You can probably guess which ones.
#1 – China
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China, more than anyone, is probably most concerned with the value of the US dollar and the stability of their US dollar investments.  [...]

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Drunk on Debt: How the Fed Fronts The Illusion of Wealth

January 9, 2009 · 1 comment

in Peter Schiff, US debt, USD

So, is Obama going to be miracle-man?  No; and I don’t think anyone truly thinks that.  But it certainly seems that quite a bit of hope is being placed upon ARP (his stimulus plan).  Peter Schiff doesn’t think ARP is going to work.  It’s more of the same.  It’s asking the rest of the world [...]

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