On July 23rd European regulators will release the results of the stress tests which measures the ability of Europe’s bank to withstand future economic shocks. In the U.S., similar stress tests were conducted last year and for the most part the results were positive. Some of the Eurozone banks with strong capital levels and exposure …
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Growth stocks which have high price-earnings (P/E) ratios don’t grow their earnings faster the market, according to a new research study by Cannon Asset Managers. The study was based on 10,000 global stocks over a 35 year period. The study analyzed two aspects of investment results namely the relationship between price-earnings ratios and investment returns; …
Unlike Western economies, most of the Asian economies are overly dependent on manufacturing for growth. As the demand for cheap products declines in the West, Asian countries can reduce their dependency on exports and instead grow their service sectors to boost growth according to an article by Olaf Unteroberdoerster in the latest edition of IMF’s …
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In a study titled “Public debt in 2020”, Deutsche Bank analyzed public debt sustainability in both developed and emerging markets using data for 21 emerging markets(EMs) and 17 developed markets(DMs). The results show that the public-debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to soar from just over 100% this year to 133% in developed markets. Charts: The authors …
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