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Temasek Hedge: An alternative view of Singapore and Asian financials
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An alternative view on Singapore and Asian financials.
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Obama tells Al-Qaeda: “Get a shave, visit [holiday destination of choice] for 18 months”
Obama’s decision to politically fix himself to an end date for pulling out of Afghanistan is “brave”, and makes the assumption that Afghan mujaheeds hiding in the caves of Tora Bora don’t have broadband. We’re betting th...
Must Read: A dummy’s guide to financial lemming-hood
A worthwhile read from Balestra Capital’s Nov 2009 investment bulletin, not least because it summarizes what’s been happening in the market in a very readable fashion, and lays out the odds for the ultimate victor in the war between centr...
At long last, a government that actually does the right thing: Dubai
Will wonders never cease. Despite Dubai’s penchant for sub-humanizing women, supersizing buildings, and conjuring prime real estate continents out of sand, the government actually gets it right this time. Instead of bailing out the drug pushers...
Galleon Asia to shut down; Frank, David et al on job market
Predictably (and despite whatever spin the mouthpieces for Galleon Asia would put on “we are not the centre of the financial tsunami”), Galleon Asia finds out that being associated with a alleged felon and Tamil Tiger associate is too ste...
An open letter to Obama from Moore: Are you just like all the other politicians?
An open letter to the latest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. (George Dubya wants it back!) An Open Letter to President Obama from Michael Moore Dear President Obama, Do you really want to be the new “war president”? If you go to West Poi...
Falling productivity: Krugman may be right about Singapore after all
But first, just to set the stage, here’s the problem that’s got local politicians and the press up in a lather: Singapore’s falling productivity. From CNA, “National focus needed on efforts to boost labour productivity” ...

