A few years ago Brazilian equities were the top attraction for global investors when the country was booming. These days the communist country of China has become the focus of attention for investors. Though China is being widely mentioned as the culprit for causing the latest meltdown in world equities, many other factors can be attributed for the crash. …
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Most major developed countries charge some of taxes on Financial Transactions. After the Global Financial Crisis(GFC) of 2008-09 some of the countries introduced new taxes in an effort to discourage rampant speculation. However the Financial Transactions Tax(FTT) has been a failure in some countries such as Sweden. The FTT varies widely between countries and also …
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Mexico is the top source of immigrants to the USA while Turkey is the top source of migrants to the EU. Turkey is a relatively well-off country compared to Morocco for example but still Turks immigrate to the EU. Though thousands of migrants from African and other poor countries pour into the EU these days …
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Newton Real Return: Why hold gold now? (FE Trustnet) Is the Bull Dead? (Barry) This week in oil: How low can it go? (Financial Post) Darknet: The web’s black market for goods and ideas (Deutsche Welle) 5 Things Investors Shouldn’t Do Now (Jason Zweig) What’s the deal with Belgium? (FT Alphaville) Investors haven’t been this terrified since 2009 (MarketWatch) …
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European utilities have been hit hard in the past few years. Many of the utilities are down significantly. For deep- value bargain hunters this sector offers opportunities at current levels. The following are the five largest European utilities (excl. U.K.) based on revenues: 1.Company: RWE AG (RWEOY) Current Dividend Yield: 5.97% Sector:Multi-Utilities Five year return (excluding …
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