The current total outstanding U.S. public debt is over $14.0 Trillion. This huge mountain of debt was accumulated over many decades under the leadership of various presidents. The graphic below shows the amount of debt accumulated by US presidents: Click to enlarge Source: Der Speigel As shown above, the largest amount of debt was accumulated …
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The Canadian banking system remained strong and stable during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008. Unlike many European and American banks, banks in Canada did not require any form of bailout and the regulatory system won praise from many countries and global institutions such as the IMF. Since then however some have raised doubts …
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The tables below list leading Australian stocks in the Mining, Oil and Industrial sectors. They can be downloaded in Excel format by clicking on the links: 100 Leading Industrial Australia Stocks 50 Leading Mining and Oil Australia Stocks ASX Top 300 Stocks Source: Australian Financial Review
The chart below shows the top 20 FDI recipients in 2010: Click to enlarge In 2010, half of the top 20 host economies were from developing countries. China and Brazil continue to attract the most capital among developing countries. For the first time, Indonesia entered the top 20 list underscoring its growing significance in the …
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The investable universe in Africa is listed in the graphs below: Click to enlarge Source: Africa’s Investable Universe, Nick Ndiritu, Allan Gray Asset Management, South Africa The aggregate market capitalization of all African markets excluding South Africa as shown in the first graph is about US$250 billion, or about 20% of GDP. In many countries a …