Emerging markets are the top performers in the first quarter this year. The five best performing five indices are: 1.China – Shanghai A Shares Index Up 32.85% 2.Peru – INDICE SELECTIVO PERU-15 Up 32.79% 3.Venezuela – Caracas General Index Up 25.23% 4.Pakistan- KSE 100 Index Up 24.99% 5.Taiwan – TSEC Taiwan 50 Index Up 17.06% …
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The Netherlands is home to the world’s oldest stock exchange, the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. The country has the 16th largest economy in the world and The Economist magazine ranked The Netherlands as the fourth most democratic country in the world in 2008 (Source: Wikipedia). The famous tulip mania occurred during the 16th century when speculations …
1. Investor interest in gold has accelerated again, with the metal’s dip attracting bargain hunters. Is now the time to buy? Gold investing rush speeds up again 2.Once considered relatively immune to the global economic slump, Latin America is facing hard times as commodity prices crumble, trade dwindles and Venezuela�s oil-funded regional largess begins to …
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With the first quarter over for this year, its time to take a look at the performance of bank ADRs. The following 6 six ADRs are in positive territory as of April 1, 2009:1. Woori Finance – WF Year-To-Date (YTD) Change:17.38% 2.Credit Suisse –CS YTD Change:14.40% 3. Westpack banking – WBK YTD Change:14.11% 4.Banco de …
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The Asset magazine of Hong Kong conducted an interview with Professor Nouriel Roubini of NYU Stern School of Business. In this video, Roubini shares his views on the impact of the global crisis on Asia. Video Image (Clicking on the image will load the source article in a new window): To Play the video directly …
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