On The Long-Term Performance Of Pakistan Stock Market

Pakistan used to a frontier market according to MSCI classification. However on June 1, 2017 the index provider reclassified the country as an emerging market and now the country is a constituent of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. I recently came across an article in the BBC that discussed the story of Mattias Martinsson’s investment adventures …

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Gold Bear Markets Since 1942: Chart

Gold prices closed at XX$/oz yesterday. Since late 2012 gold prices have been on a slow decline although they have recovered some since last year.Despite the recovery prices are nowhere near $2000/0z that some expert predicted at the peak of the gold bull market. In the past gold has had brutal price plunges during bear markets. …

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Morgan Stanley: India’s Sensex Can Reach 34,000 In One Year

The Indian equity market is one of the best performing markets so far this year. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex is up by over 17% year-to-date. Despite the strong gains, Morgan Stanley’s Jonathan Garner, the chief Asia and emerging markets equity strategist predicts the index may reach 34,000 by June, 2018 according to an article in …

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