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 …
Most of the oil and natural gas producers and related players in the energy sector are down year-to-date. In addition to the weakness of economies around the world, the fall in crude oil prices have contributed to this poor performance. The table below lists all the exchange-traded energy ADRs together with their YTD returns: [TABLE=1040] …