Australia and the UK have the highest dividend yields among the select developed countries shown below. But in terms of dividend growth rate Canada and Germany top the list followed by the US. Click to enlarge Source: May 2017 INVESTMENT OUTLOOK – European Vacation ,PNC
Singapore’s has the highest dividend yield among Asian markets. The dividend yield of 3.7% based on the FTSE index for Singapore is the highest relative to other countries in Asia as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Singapore’s High Dividend Yields Grab Spotlight Again,SGX Of the countries shown above, India has the …
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The fundamental long-term trend of the US economy is a slow downward slope according to a recent article by Prof. John Ross at Renmin University of China. The average annual growth rate of the US economy fell from 4.4% in 1969, to 4.1% in 1978. Then it fell again to 3.2% in 2002. By the first quarter of …
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The 124 historical returns from 1900 to 2023 of the Australian stock market is shown in the chart below. The average annual return was 13.0%. In addition, for the majority of the years shown Aussie stocks earned a positive return. In 2023, the market had a return of 13%. Click to enlarge -Updated on Jan …
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The top 29 global economies based on forecast 2017 GDP in terms of purchasing-power parity are listed in the graphic below: Click to enlarge Source: In the world’s GDP ‘trillionaire’s club,’ Canada is looking pretty feeble, Financial Post, June 1, 2017 China is projected to have the largest GDP this year followed by the EU and US. …
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