EUROBOND FEVER A few years ago, many African governments started issuing Eurobonds (bonds issued in a foreign currency) as a way to raise money. Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya are [Read more...]

A Bloomberg commodities index that tracks returns from 22 raw materials has fallen 50 percent since a 2011 high Down BY HALF! Not by a crummy 3% to 5% . Or even Ten percent [Read more...]

From Alaska to Mongolia, and South Africa to Brazil, old strategic plans are being trashed. “It would take a brave soul to wade in with both feet into commodities,” says [Read more...]