The global arms industry is one of the world largest industries in the world. The industry comprises of weapons manufacturers and military service companies. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published their latest report on arms producers earlier this week. According to the study the US accounted for the largest arms sales in 2019. China …
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France was one of the first few countries that introduced a transaction tax for buying and selling of stocks. When it was launched in 2012, the French Financial Transaction Tax was 0.20% on all equity purchases of French firms with market capitalization of over over 1.0 billion Euros. In 2017 this rate was increased to 0.30%. …
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The Canadian equity market is highly concentrated. Just four sectors – financials, materials, industrial and energy account for about 70% of the market. As with investors in any other country it is wise for Canadian investors to not hold all their assets in the domestic stocks and instead diversify across other sectors in foreign countries. …
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A picture is worth a thousand words the saying goes. The respected Der Spiegel of Germany is known for its excellent graphics. While doing some research I came across the below cover illustration: Click to enlarge Source: Joe Biden’s Almost Impossible Task, Der Spiegel
Mexico is currently an emerging market. According to an article by Bryan Taylor, Chief Economist at Global Financial Data published last year Mexico is still emerging 200 years later. He discusses the boom and busts and the challenges of the country since its independence. Before we get to those details, it is important to note …
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