U.S. Natural Gas production is rising every year since 2006 due to the success of producing shale gas. As the global demand for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) is projected to grow over the next few years U.S. may become a major exporter of LNG to other countries competing against established played like Qatar and Russia …
The Indian stock market is on a roll with the benchmark Sensex reaching a record high of 21,239 on Nov 3rd in a special trading session celebrating the Diwali festival. The index is up just over 9% year-to-date in local currency terms. When compared to the performance of developed markets the Sensex return is not that …
Continue reading ‘India’s Sensex Reaches All Time Record High. Should You Invest Now?’ »
Many foreign companies trade on the OTC markets in the U.S. instead of the organized exchanges like NYSE or NASDAQ. Some of these firms fled the organized exchanges to the OTC market in the recent past to avoid higher reporting requirements due to the Sarbane-Oxley Act, higher listing fees, low trading volumes and other reasons. …
Continue reading ‘The Top 10 Foreign Stocks Trading On The OTC Markets’ »
One of the factors that investors consider when investing in emerging market equities is the stability of local currency against the US dollar. Generally currency depreciation is assumed to have an adverse impact on equities in an emerging country. However that assumption is not always correct and does not apply to all emerging markets. According …
Continue reading ‘On The Impact of Currency Gyrations On Emerging Market Equities’ »
Potash is one of the type of fertilizers used to grow various types of crops, fruits and vegetables. According to an article in IMF’s Finance & Development magazine the demand for this natural resource may increase with rising population and less arable land. From the article: Potash is the common name for naturally occurring water-soluble potassium …