Novel Investor has updated their annual returns chart for the developed markets from 2011 to 2025. The top performing market among the developed markets in 2024 was Spain with a total return of over 83% followed by Austria and Finland. The worst performer was Denmark followed by New Zealand. Click to enlarge Note: All returns …
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U.S. Global Investors have updated their popular The Periodic Table of Commodities Returns chart with 2025 data. Silver was the top performing commodity last year with a return of over 145% followed by other precious metals like Platinum, Palladium and Gold. Crude oil lost about 20%. This year crude oil may bounce back again. Click …
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Australian stocks have had an average annual return of 12.98% in the past 125 years through 2024 based on returns on the ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation index. In that time period, most of the years had a positive return. Only 24 years or 19% of the time had negative returns. Click to enlarge Source: Market …
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The economy of China is an export-based economy. The US and many developed countries in Europe are consumption-driven economies. China produces more than it can consume and looks to overseas markets to export its surplus production. The US for example is a major importer of goods from China. The country chronically runs a trade imbalance …
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The US debt mountain continues to grow. The Gross Federal debt has crossed $38 Trillion (or)$38,000,000,000,000 according to an article at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Since this is a such huge amount, the following infographic puts the number in perspective in a few ways. While most this debt is held by the general public …
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