The European Union(EU) includes countries and territories that are outside from Europe. For example, countries such as Aruba and Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean are also part of EU though they are far away from mainland Europe and are closer to the US and North America than Europe. Similarly the beautiful island of Reunion in …
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The contribution to global GDP by select countries is shown in the chart below. The US accounts for the largest portion of the world’s GDP. Click to enlarge Source: Out!, Compass 23, 16, Barclays The UK accounts for less than 5% of the GDP. Since the British economy is so small at a global level all the …
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Investors across the world tend to biased towards their own country’s equity markets and accordingly overweight their portfolios with domestic stocks. However this home bias strategy can adversely affect an investor’s returns due to lack of diversification and depending too much on the domestic equities. The chart below shows how the home bias issue varies …
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In this post let us take a quick look at the top 10 trade partners of China. As one of the world’s largest countries in terms of economy and population China plays a major role in global trade. Currently the top destination for exports from China is the U.S. According to a forecast by ING, …
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Emerging markets are hot this year as global investors are attracted to their for their higher growth potential and yields in some cases. With growth stagnating in the developed world especially in Europe it is not surprise that investors are turning their attention back to emerging markets. In the past few years emerging market stocks …
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