The US is the top country in terms of defense spending. None of the other countries in the world spend as much on military as the US does. According to a report by National Priorities Project, in 2016 more than half of the discretionary federal spending was spent on military. To put it another way, …
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The economies of some countries are heavily dependent on exports while others do not. A higher percentage of jobs in export-driven countries depend on exports. For example, Germany is a classic export-based economy unlike the US which is a consumption-based economy. So 30% of total employment is attributed to exports. In the US, the figure …
The U.S. equity market has performed well in recent months especially since the election in November. The S&P 500 is up by over 5.50% year-to-date on price only basis. The solid performance of US stocks has pushed valuations to high levels. When compared to other markets, US valuations look stretched according to a report by …
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Ian Cowie: why I’m sticking with Europe during Brexit (CityWire, UK) Why emerging market fundamentals are positive for 2017 (Schroders) Opportunities amid the oil dip (Blackrock) This Is Why Australia Hasn’t Had a Recession in Over 25 Years (Bloomberg) Stop wasting money: Confronting confirmation bias can make you a better investor (Financial Post) The clouds are lifting for …
Global small cap stocks are attractive now compared to large caps based on valuation, according to an article by David Brett at Schroders. Small caps as measured by the MSCI Small Cap Index has returned three times as much as large caps since March 2001. Small caps returned 317% including dividends compared with 107% for the MSCI …
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