The chart below shows the year-to-date performance of US-listed foreign bank stocks: Click to Enlarge Notes: 1. Canadian banks are excluded in the chart 2. Data shown is as of June 11, 2010 Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS) is the best performing ADR with a return of about 33%. However it must be noted that RBS …
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Emerging market guru Mark Mobius, manager of the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust says that the flight to safety into emerging markets has already begun as the demand for guaranteend income from investors gains momentum. According to a news report, Mark said the following: The movement into emerging markets could take some time as investors …
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Foreign stocks: Europe’s meltdown European equities are now trading at a 30% discount to the U.S. Investors who stick to exporters could do well. The Perils of Studying Economics An African gateway with a humility problem What is the true value of BP shares? How the United States Became a PR Disaster for Deutsche Bank BP …
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Ever since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill billions of dollars have been wiped out from the market cap of BP. The stock price is down about 44% year-to-date. Currently BP has a dividend yield of 11.51%. From the Journal’s story titled “BP Should Resist Slashing Dividend “: “Following Tuesday’s letter signed by 31 members of …
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In order to identify the largest publicly-listed Chinese companies I used the S&P/CITIC China 30 index. This index “covers the largest, most liquid Mainland Chinese companies with listings outside of Mainland China, providing foreign investors exposure to China’s growing economy. The index is representative of listed blue chip Chinese enterprises, and is drawn from the …
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