Chart: Household Savings and Stock Investments in China
Source: Broad Money Demand and Asset Substitution in China, Ge Wu, IMF Working Paper
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A Comparison of U.S. Health Care Spending with Other OECD Countries
The Organisation for Economic and Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the “OECD Health Data 2009” report which compares the health care statistics across OECD countries. Some of the key points from this study comparing the U.S. health care system with other countries are listed below: In 2007, the total spending for health care accounted for …
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What happens when Capital Flows to Emerging Markets Stop Suddenly?
One of the biggest risks of investing in emerging markets is that capital inflows from advanced countries can stop suddenly. This can be due to many reasons such as political problems, higher possibility of higher return in advanced countries, over-heating of the emerging market economies, etc. When capital inflows into emerging markets stop suddenly the …
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A Look at US Trade with China
The latest trade data shows that US exports to fell slightly in April over March. However imports were up.Imports have picked up since reaching lows in February. The trade deficit with China continues to be still high since the US imports more than four times what it exports to China. US exports to China is …
The World’s Most Profitable Banks in 2008
The following are the 25 most profitable banks in the world based on their 2008 earnings as per The Banker magazine: [TABLE=167] Not surprisingly Chinese banks dominates this list with a total of five and three among the top five ranks. ICBC of China ranks the most profitable in the world with a profit of …
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