Italy is making headlines in the past few weeks after the Greek crisis settled down at least temporarily. Part of the PIIGS list of countries, Italy has the second highest debt load at 119 % of the GDP while Greece leads the Euro zone at 142% of GDP. The population of Italy is about 61 …
China is one of the most risky places to invest among the major emerging markets. Though the country follows the capitalist form of economic model in the past few decades, communism remains as only the political system in China. This “Market Socialism” form of government works well in some areas such as providing affordable housing, …
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The U.S. economy grew tremendously after the Second World War. Most Americans benefited from this prosperity with the middle-class enjoying steady growth in income and was able to afford of many simple luxuries of life such as home, car, education, etc. However there was always pockets of poverty. A few years ago The World Bank …
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The political drama for raising the US debt ceiling continues for many days now. From a Bloomberg news report: President Barack Obama, pressing congressional leaders for a multi trillion-dollar agreement in deficit-cutting talks “running out of time,” dismissed a plan that House Republicans will promote as not “serious.” As negotiators near an Aug. 2 deadline …
Brazil is one of the perennial favorite emerging market destination for many investors. However in terms of equity market performance, the smaller Latin American economies of Peru and Colombia beat Brazil over the 5-year term. In a recent Trustnet (UK) article Fidelity manager Alex Duffy noted: “Despite the fact that Brazil is the largest economy …
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