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Four Economic Cycles of Emerging Markets: Chart

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Emerging markets are different from developed markets in terms of economic cycles. According to Gordon Fraser, portfolio manager at BlackRock there are four different economic cycles in emerging markets.These are sell-off, healing, liquidity on, and activity surge as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Are you making this emerging markets mistake?, Money Observer He …

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The World’s Worst Cities For Traffic Congestion: Infographic

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Most of the cities ranked worst for sitting in traffic are in emerging markets. The world’s most congested city is Mumbai, India followed by Bogota, Colombia and Lima, Peru. Among the developed world cities in the list are London, Paris, Rome and New York. Being stuck for hours in traffic not only has a huge …

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On the Composition of India’s S&P BSE SENSEX Index

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The S&P BSE SENSEX Index of the Indian equity market soared recently after the re-election of the Prime Minister Modi. The index is up just over 10% year-to-date. Currently the index is trading in the 39,800 range within a striking distance of the 52-week high at 40,312. It remains to be seen if it can surpass …

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