University of California

• Why Water Will Become More Valuable Than Oil

  By The Mad Hedge Fund Trader  |  January 13, 2011

  If you think that the upcoming energy shortage is going to be bad, it will pale in comparison to the next water crisis. So investment in fresh water infrastructure is going to be a great recurring long term investment theme.

• A Report from the Rare Earths Conference in Beijing

  By Jack Lifton  |  August 4, 2010

  It is obvious from the vantage of the rare earths' sector in China, that China is simply racing ahead of the rest of the world in volume production, as well as development of state-of-the-art clean tech and green tech products.

• What is the status of the international roles of the dollar?

  By Linda Goldberg (voxeu)  |  April 9, 2010

  Is the dollar still the dominant international currency? This column argues that the answer is "yes". The dollar is used as a major form of cash currency, and is the main currency for exchange rate pegs and for invoicing foreign transactions.