The S&P 500 is up by 4% year-to-date.Many Latin American equity indices have easily outperformed the S&P 500. For example, Mexico’s IPC All-Share has increased by 6.4% and Brazil’s Sao Paulo Bovespa has grown by over 22%, etc. Brazilian stocks declined heavily last year and they have recovered with the political situation improving. In addition to looking …
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Some of the major European banks have seen their market values decline substantially this year. The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index is down about 33% year-to-date in Euro price terms. A few individual banks have lost much more. The following graphic from a recent journal article shows the serious damage to market capitalization of the world’s …
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The precious metal Silver has many important uses in the modern world. Unlike gold Silver does not get much of media’s attention. This year Silver has jumped 47% beating gold which has risen 27% so far. Earlier this week the price of Silver rose 7% to reach $21 an ounce according to a news report. …
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Bank stocks are under pressure since the Brexit vote. European banks have been hit hard compared to their American peers. The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index is down about 36% year-to-date in Euro price terms. Some of the British banks have reached their 52-week lows. With all the carnage in the banking sector and related sectors, …
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Financial services and related professional services are some of the most important industries critical to the UK economy. Currently about 2.2 million workers are employed in these sectors. Professional services related to finance include legal, accounting and management consulting. Of the 2.2 million the majority are in banking and insurance. The following two graphs show …
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