US Average Effective Tariff Rate is Now Highest Since 1909: Chart

The US average effective tariff rate has reached the highest level since 1909 with the raft new tariffs announced by President Trump according to Yale Budget Lab. According to their estimates, the rate has reached 22.5%. Frank Holmes at U.S. Global Investors notes 1909 is the year President Howard Taft proposed the idea of an …

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Bull vs. Bear Markets for Global Stocks from 1980 to 2024: Chart

Markets go thru many phases of bull and bear markets over decades. Though bear markets are difficult to handle, bull markets tend to be longer. For example, from 1980 to 2024 global stocks as represented by the MSCI World Index had bull markets whose duration were four times that of bear markets. In addition, the …

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Mining is Essential: Infographic

The province of Ontario in Canada is rich in many natural resources. Mining companies there extract a variety of minerals such as Silver, gold, Nickel, Copper, etc. I recently came across an infographic that shows how mining helps us in our everyday lives. For example, copper is used in hospital equipment and devices to reduce …

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Asset Class Returns From 2010 To 2024: Chart

In earlier posts we looked at the return charts for emerging markets, developed markets and the S&P 500 for 2024. In this post, let’s review the annual returns chart for asset classes from 2010 to 2024. Last year, large caps were the top performers while the worst performer was high yield bonds with a return …

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