The behavior of stock market tends to follow a cycle.Similar to many conditions of an economy such as expansion, contraction, stagflation, etc. stock markets also go thru periods of booms followed by bust. The following is an interesting chart by Liz Ann Sonders at Charles Schwab. According to an article by Liz, the stock market …
Germany is the economic powerhouse of Europe and so easily beats Eurozone in GDP growth. But Germany lags behind the US as the chart shows below. Germany consistently runs a trade surplus since it exports more than imports. Click to enlarge Source: Investing in Germany, FT Special Reports Related ETF: iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) US …
Gross Government Debt as a percentage of GDP gets attention when we evaluate government finances. However according an article by Patrick Love at the OECD, Net Government Debt is also an important factor to analyze in addition to Gross Government Debt. This is a valid argument since assets held by a government is also important as those …
Apple Inc. (AAPL) seem to be losing its shine. The stock has been in a flat to downward trend for many months now. In 5 years, Apple stock has more than doubled. However in one year, it is down about 15% excluding dividends and year-to-date it is basically flat. Despite the lackluster performance, Apple still …
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