Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar

Japan: The Relationship Between Interest Rates And Stock Market Performance

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The impact of falling and rising interest rates on equity markets vary by country. Stocks do not always rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. In the case of Japan, an article by Franklin Templeton Investments noted that falling interest rates did not lead to positive long-term performance of the equity markets. The benchmark index …

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The Average Tenure of a Company in the S&P 500 Index

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cThe average tenure of a company in the S&P 500 Index has declined consistently for years now. The average tenure has fallen from 40 years to less than 20 years now. Average Tenure of a company in the S&P 500: Click to enlarge Source: Navigating Macro Choppiness, The Fiduciary Group Companies get booted out of the …

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US Unemployment Rate vs. Labor Force Participation Rate

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The US Unemployment Rate has been on the decline for many months now. But the Labor Force Participation Rate has also been declining. The unemployment rate stood at just 4.9% in October and the number of unemployed persons was 7.8  million according to the official data from BLS. The labor force participation rate at 67.3% in …

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What is an Unsponsored ADR?

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The stocks of foreign companies trading as American Depository Receipts(ADRs) on the US Over-The-Counter (OTC) market can be of two types – Sponsored ADR and Unsponsored ADR. In this post, let us discuss about the Unsponsored ADR type. All foreign firms that are listed on the organized exchanges are sponsored. This simply means the company or the …

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Trade: Which Countries Are Most Exposed To The US?

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Global trade has been running smoothly among countries for a few decades now. However with the election of Trump trade has become an important factor to consider for investors. This is because President-elect Trump has proposed to withdraw the US from trade agreements or amend the terms and conditions of those deals. In addition, he …

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