Inflation hits China hard.

Inflation is affecting the Chinese. I know Chinese graduates are heading to the big cities with high hopes, then having trouble finding jobs that pay even minimal wages. Something to keep an eye on in hopes of them avoiding civic unrest.

Rio Tinto Employees go to trial in China

On trial for 'bribery', according to the Chinese government. I don't like how the Chinese government is limiting access... par for the course for them. They just want to put pressure on the company to get lower prices for their state run companies.

Asia Business Worries Over Swine Flu

Uncertainty abounds regarding outbreak of swine flu. We are still in the early stages but investors are nervous and eagerly awaiting to see how this all plays out.

Stay up to date on the investigation by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Yuan Being Pushed

Keeping in line with the Chinese government pushing the yuan internationally recently, Argentina will be allowed to make orders from China in RMB and not the USD so commonly used. Countries short on dollars might find this particularly advantageous. The US government continues to hand out money at a staggering pace so we will see how this plays out.

India's Investment Appeal

Fund managers say India is nearly as good to invest in as China, as seen in the WSJ article. One must keep up on all the options out there that are available. It's important to not ignore a huge potential growth story like India while it is still getting started.

Weakening Rupee

Bloomberg has an informative article related to the strength of the rupee. With so much attention given to the currency of China, keeping informed on how other nations are doing can fall a bit to the wayside. Keep up to date!

Brazil does bailouts too!

Not quite a bailout actually, it's a sovereign wealth fund signed into law. But another nation's government is taking a very active role in trying to protecting itself from the global economic turmoil. Let's hope Lula invests wisely...