It is always interesting to hear their thoughts on the US from foreigners. The views tend to differ based on where they come from. For example, someone from a poor country might consider the US as the best in everything. However someone from another developed country say Canada, Germany, France, UK, etc. might not agree …
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The equity market tend to go higher than lower especially over the long-term. In the short-term measured in months or even a few years the market can be volatile and can decline sometimes when it feels like there is no end in sight for the downward trend. Similarly to the benchmark S&P 500, the Dow …
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The US and Australian economies are vastly different. The Australian economy is resource-based and more like the economy of Canada. Accordingly the Australian equity market is also highly concentrated in the mining of minerals and the financial sectors. The US equity market on the other hand has a low weightage of the minerals sector and …
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The latest Chinese firm that plans to delist its ADRs from the New York Stock Exchange is the ride-hailing giant Didi Global (DIDI). According to The Wall Street Journal the firm plans to pursue a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Didi’s delisting has come just a few months after listing on the NYSE on …
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The long-term returns of gold, stocks and US Treasuries are shown in the table below. Just like other assets, gold also outperformed other assets in some periods while under-performing in others. Overall gold has increased from $40 per ounce at the end of 1970 to $1,887.60 at the end of 2020, for an compound annual …
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