Stocks in the Euro Zone are still lagging behind in terms of recovering previous losses. For instance, the benchmark Euro Stoxx 50 index has still not reached the peak attained before the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09 as shown in the chart below. In addition, the record high of 5,405 before the dot com bust …
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On 19 October 1987 the Dow Jones fell an astonishing 22.6% making it the worst one day fall in its history. That day has gone into the history books as the “Black Monday”. Though Black Monday was a terrible day for equity investors it was just a blip in the long term returns of the US …
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The US is the third largest country in the world based on land mass. With a population of around 323 million it is the third most populous country in thr world after China and India. In terms of retail space the US has the highest amount of space per person than other major developed countries. …
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Emerging market stocks have soared this year after years of under performance. For example, while th S&P 500 is up just over 14% YTD Brazil’s Bovespa has increased by nearly 28%. The year-to-date returns of some of the emerging markets are shown below: India’s Bombay Sensex: 21.8% Chile’s Santiago IPSA: 28.6% Argentina’s Merval: 60.4% Other major …
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Interesting infographic showing the struggles and importance of the Catalan economy to Spain: Click to enlarge Source: SputnikNews