U.S. investors’ interest in foreign stocks is increasing every year. To cater to this demand and to raise capital, foreign companies are increasingly listing their stocks on the major U.S. exchanges or on the OTC markets. According to a report by JP Morgan, DR trading volume hit a record high increasing 16% to 160 billion …
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Deutsche Bank has published their top 7 European stock picks for 2012.From an article in Forbes magazine: Deutsche Bank’s analysts’ thesis is that even if the eurozone economy goes to hell until it gets its sovereign debt in order, the firms it picked aren’t going away because of their solid fundamentals, niche markets, brand strength …
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The global auto population surpassed the 1 billion mark last year according to a report released last month by the auto industry consultant Ward’s Auto. China topped the ranking with an addition of about 17 million units last year for an increase of 27.5% in registration from previous year. China has the second largest population …
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The S&P 500 is down 3.3% YTD as of September 16th this year. Among the Latin American markets, Brazil’s Bovespa, Mexico’s IPC All-Share and Chile’s IPSA are off 17.5%, 8.7% and 17.7% respectively. Compared to Brazil, Chile and Argentina, the heavily US-dependent Mexico is holding up relatively well. The five best and worst performing Latin …
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Asian equity markets have established a reputation for growth. However investors often overlook the fact that Asian equities yield high incomes also in addition to capital gains and hence generate solid total-returns. The traditional thinking that growth markets cannot sustain attractive dividend yields is no longer true. In fact, emerging market companies are starting to …