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Top Ten Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds

January 30, 2010 · 5 comments

in BRIC, China, G20, G8, GDP, India, OPEC, US debt, US dollar, 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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Turning Oil Into Water: The Middle Eastern Resource Accident Waiting To Happen?

July 10, 2009 · 3 comments

in Middle East, OPEC, agriculture, commodities, energy, oil, sustainability, water

“Saudi Arabia isn’t just running out of oil — it’s running out of water.  So is the whole region.”  So explains Jeff Rubin in his latest book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller (2009) (read my review of Jeff Rubin here).
If you thought it was bad enough to see the [...]

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The OPEC Oil Consumption Cycle and the Dangers of Cheap, Subsidized Energy

July 9, 2009 · 4 comments

in OPEC, energy, international economy, oil

OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) was created in Baghdad in 1960 as an intergovernmental organization with 5 founding members: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.  Since then, other members have come and gone, including Qatar, Ecuador, Indonesia, UAE, Algeria, Nigeria, Angola, and Gabon.
According to OPEC’s site, “OPEC’s objective is to co-ordinate and [...]

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Where the U.S. Gets Its Oil

July 8, 2009 · 7 comments

in commodities, energy, international economy, oil

According to Jeff Rubin, in his book Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller (2009) (read my review of Jeff Rubin here), the U.S. is two-thirds dependent upon foreign oil sources.  That means roughly 66% of its oil usage comes from other countries.  Do you know which ones?  I’ll tell you [...]

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