Global food prices are impacted by a multitude of factors including the price of crude oil. The following chart from an article I wrote in 2011 shows the factors that influence food prices: Click to enlarge A new OECD report published recently notes that food prices are on a downward trend and are projected to …
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The Dividend Yields of select equity markets at the end of October,2015 are shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Data Source: Star Capital Note: Data shown is known to be accurate from sources used.The Dividend Yields shown are based on trailing 12 month values. The U.S. dividend yield has stayed at around 2% for …
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Argentina went to poll today in the run-off to elect a new president. Global investors hope that the new president can get the economy going on the right track after years of stagnation. Ahead of this election, Argentina stocks are on fire with the Merval Index up by 65% year-to-date. The long-term return of the …
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The Netherlands-based ABN AMRO Bank had its IPO on the Dutch equity market this past Friday. The bank returned to the markets after a break of eight years when it was taken over in a complex deal. Here is an excerpt from an FT article: ABN Amro shares rose 3.5 per cent on Friday after the …
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***** UPDATE (Dec 10, 2015): National Bank of Greece ADR Resumed Trading on the OTC Market, TFS UPDATE (Nov 27, 2015): NYSE Delisting National Bank of Greece ADR, TFS National Bank of Greece(NBG) has decided to do another reverse stock split in the ratio of 1:15 this week. Based on Thursday’s price of the ordinary share at 0.02 Euros the …
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