The following chart shows the top countries for Research & Development spending as a share of GDP. South Korea tops the ranking followed by Israel and Japan. Click to enlarge Source: Chart of the Week: Canada Lags in R&D Spending, Canadian Investment Review Related: Why South Korea is an ideal breeding ground for Robots, The …
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Last week I posted a chart showing the world’s fastest growing economies next year. The chart below shows the slowest growing economies in 2018 as predicted by The Economist magazine: Click to enlarge Source:Chart of the Day: The World’s Slowest Growing Economies, Canadian Investment Review The UK is projected to have low economic growth next …
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Most equity markets have performed well this year with the US market and major emerging markets increasing by double digit percentages. So investors looking to deploy cash may be wondering which equity markets are cheap as we head into 2018. The following table compares the valuation ratio of global markets: Click to enlarge Source: Which of …
The price of crypto currency Bitcoin fell below the $15,000 level today. In recent weeks Bitcoin has soared to astronomical levels leading to a bubble. As prices continued to soar with wild swings in between some investors have worried about the bursting of the bitcoin bubble. Some may even wonder about the impact of bitcoin …
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10 Charts That Show Why Gold Is Undervalued Right Now by Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors The West’s ‘new mediocre’ and the rise of China’s economics by Dr. John Ross, Key Trends in Globalisation, Renmin University of China The Phillips Curve Is Dead. Long Live the Phillips Curve!, CFR Considering Tax Diversification Benefits of Roth Accounts May Be …
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