Private consumption contributes less to economic decline and recovery than business investment and net exports, according to an article by Ken Fisher of Fisher Investments. The US economy is a consumer-driven economy with consumer spending accounting for 69% of the GDP. However during economic recessions consumer spending reduces but jumps back quickly than the sharp decline in …
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The retirement age for men in OECD countries is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge The retirement age for women in OECD countries is shown in the chart below: Source: OECD Also checkout: A Review of Retirement Age in OECD Countries (TFS, 2010)
New Zealand and Australia have the highest dividends in the world based on MSCI indices. Europe pays higher dividends than the US. Click to enlarge Note: Data shown above is as of May 18, 2016 Source: World-beating Australian dividend yields look safe: Deutsche Bank, News Markets
Commodities have been in a downward trend for many years now though they have recovered slightly this year. As China’s voracious appetite for all types of commodities decreased commodities declined sharply. Other countries were unable to drive the demand like China did. According to a report from Schroder’s China’s demand for commodities created a super cycle …
Crude oil prices are on a roller-coaster ride this year.Brent Crude was down 1.76% and closed at $45.77 on Friday for November 2016 delivery. A year or two years it seemed prices would never fall under $100 per barrel and forecasters were even predicting prices may reach $200. Now oil companies are desperately hoping prices …
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