Archive of entries posted on June 2010

Mark Mobius: The Flight to Safety into Emerging Markets has already begun

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Emerging market guru Mark Mobius, manager of the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust says that the flight to safety into emerging markets has already begun as the demand for guaranteend income from investors gains momentum. According to a news report, Mark said the following: The movement into emerging markets could take some time  as investors …

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Knowledge is Power: Foreign Stocks, Studying Economics Edition

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Foreign stocks: Europe’s meltdown European equities are now trading at a 30% discount to the U.S. Investors who stick to exporters could do well. The Perils of Studying Economics An African gateway with a humility problem What is the true value of BP shares? How the United States Became a PR Disaster for Deutsche Bank BP …

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7 Foreign Oil Stocks Yielding Over 4% Dividends

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Ever since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill billions of dollars have been wiped out from  the market cap of BP. The stock price is down about 44% year-to-date. Currently BP has a dividend yield of 11.51%. From the Journal’s story titled “BP Should Resist Slashing Dividend “: “Following Tuesday’s letter signed by 31 members of …

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The 10 Largest and Most Liquid Chinese Companies

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In order to identify the largest publicly-listed Chinese companies I used the S&P/CITIC China 30 index. This index “covers the largest, most liquid Mainland Chinese companies with listings outside of Mainland China, providing foreign investors exposure to China’s growing economy.  The index is representative of listed blue chip Chinese enterprises, and is drawn from the …

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Falling Euro Set To Benefit German Exporters

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The US dollar has strengthened against the Euro in the past few months. The Euro trades at 1.19 to the dollar today. In 2008, the exchange rate reached nearly 1.60. One theory suggested by some fund managers to support the case for investing in Europe is that the falling Euro should help euro-zone exporters as …

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