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{ Category Archives } 1.8. Readings, Oct. 30

A Taste of Wine… Fund

A little story I did way back in Korea, but thought I could have done more research on wine and its industry, instead of relying on raw data by a chief executive of an asset management company. Rusty, comments and advice will be much appreciated or links to related sites for future reference. Thanks.–Park Hyongki

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What does Hunger Mean to Agriculture Commodities?

Nearly one in seven of the world population is hungry,  said this NYTimes story. Despite more than ten years of  concentrated effort, the problem is that nobody seems to have the money!
I post this article partly because I cannot figure out what the increasing hunger in developing countries will mean to agriculture commodities. Is it [...]

Testing their metal, testing their mettle…

International trade in iron ore is largely dominated by a very few  firms, and China’s attempts to get a foot in the circle of influence  are, so far, unsuccessful. This informative article details the many causes of concern for China in iron ore trading, including speculations that its problems (dependance, very large amount of building projects, [...]

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Can’t solve it with just a delivery order: More people will be people the ranks of the hungry, U.N. World Food Programme warns

A recent article on there are not just an inequality in wealth distribution but food is also unequally distributed as more and more people in the developing world will fact starvation for the coming years.
The global climate change is a becoming a “catalyst” in this aged problem. Maybe G-8 or now the G-20 should have [...]

Too early to equal China with the US

The cover story of the latest issue of Economist is about “the odd couple”- China and the US. In the article “A Wary Respect”(Economist.com), the author argues that although G2 has become a heated topic, it seems that China has overestimated its power compared to the America’s.
In terms of economy, China is fast developing, but [...]

Chinese Drywall Triggers More Trade Tension

Another scandal about “Made in China”. I have nothing to say, but hope that people can learn lessons from the case. Please see the story in NYTimes. — Yueyang Lu

Useful website for options

I have been following options and I find this site really useful.
http://www.reuters.com/finance/options
I hope all of you can get use of this good site with options information in the market.
Chan Chun Kit,Kenneth

Rains cast cloud on US crops yields

The commodity market is just as sensitive as the stock  market. Heavy rains in the US boosted the prices of corn, soybean and wheat by 35%. No wonder there is a derivative market for WEATHER!
Saiyu ZHOU

Raising Capital from Non-Traditional Sources by Ken Silverstein

What’s the most important thing for many organizations to regain their footing, as the economy is recovering? Raising Capital! One way for global organization to raise capital from non-traditional way is to get their hands onto the “Sovereign wealth funds” from foreign governments, who are willing to invest in their enterprises for essential resources. This [...]

Korea-EU Trade Pact

The European Union and S. Korea forged a preliminary trade deal a month ago, sending signals to the world that politically they support free trade, not protectionism. The EU is Korea’s second biggest export destination after China. The free trade pact will certainly increase more goods shipped to the European market. And the EU has [...]