Equity markets have always overcome crises of all shapes and sizes. The long-term return of stocks as measured in decades is positive. There are always fears and crises for investors to worry about. For example, in the recent past we have the Global Financial Crisis(GFC), the Ebola virus scare, Italian debt crisis, multiple Greek sovereign …
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Emerging market stocks have had a severe correction so far this year. With many of these markets down substantially some contrarian investors may be considering adding emerging equities at current levels. A few articles I have come across recently have suggested that these stocks are attractive from a fundamental standpoint. In a post Russ Koesterich …
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The global pharmaceutical industry is huge and was estimated to be over $1.11 Trillion in 2017. The Top 10 firms alone generated revenues of over $437.0 billion accounting for about 40% of the global market share according to a report published earlier this year by IGEA Hub. They analyzed the top 15 companies to develop and …
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The U.S. financial sector is similar to the Canadian financial sector in some ways but different in others. For example, the banking industry in Canada is dominated by just 5 or 6 major banks forming a nice oligopoly. However it is not the case south of the Canadian border. From the standpoint of equity returns, …
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Some of the major countries in the world are commodity based economies.Heavy dependence on commodity exports affects the relative value of their currencies. The five currencies that are closed tied to commodities are: 1.Australian Dollar – Australia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of iron ore. Demand for the ore strongly impacts the Australian dollar …
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