On Tuesday Feb 24th, UK’s benchmark Index the FTSE 100 closed at 6949.63 surpassing the peak it last reached 15 years ago during the dot-com boom. It took the index an astonishing decade and half to regain this level. Click to enlarge Source: As FTSE Hits a Record, Scratch Beneath the Surface, Moneybeat, The Wall Street Journal Here …
The map below shows the Largest Metropolitan Economies in China 2013-14: Click to enlarge According to a report by The Brooking Institution, two-thirds of metro areas in China ranking among the fastest growing group among the 300 largest metropolitan areas worldwide. The GDP of the Chinese metropolitan regions vary widely with Shanghai at $594 billion to Shantou at …
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I posted the Periodic Table of Investment Returns for Commodities for 2015 last month. Here is the chart for Emerging Markets from 2005 to 2014: Click to enlarge Source: US Funds A few observations: The best performing emerging market last year was India with a return of over 29%. This year India’s Sensex is up a decent 5.51% year-to-date. …
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Germany’s benchmark index DAX reached an all-time record high of 11,158.55 yesterday on intraday basis before closing the day at a record 11,130. The index reached another high on Friday. In addition to DAX, UK’s FTSE 100 also came close to reaching 6,950 which it first crossed in late 1999. The FTSE has now hit a 15-year high this week. Though it …
The “sin” sector in the equity markets includes companies that operate in businesses such as making and selling liquor, weapons, casinos and cigarettes. These are called “sin” industries for the obvious reason that people engaging such activities as drinking alcohol or gambling are committing sins. These industries tend to have high profit margin and there is money …