I posted the Periodic Table of Investment Returns for Commodities for 2015 last month. Here is the chart for Emerging Markets from 2005 to 2014: Click to enlarge Source: US Funds A few observations: The best performing emerging market last year was India with a return of over 29%. This year India’s Sensex is up a decent 5.51% year-to-date. …
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Last week crude oil fell below $50 per barrel for the first time in over five years. The dramatic decline in oil prices since the middle of last year has been shocking to many investors.On Friday Brent for March delivery closed at $49.90 on the NYMEX. This is not the first time that oil has plunged …
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Crude oil prices plunged by 46% in 2014. Yesterday oil futures for February delivery closed at $53.37 a barrel on the NYMEX. Gasoline prices have followed crude oil and have declined dramatically in the past few months and is now selling for less than $2.0 a gallon. The chart below compares U.S. oil production to imports …
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I came across this interesting chart on the long-term real returns of US stocks. According to this chart, currently we are in the aftermath phase of a secular bull market. Click to enlarge Source: Global Investor 1.14 – Europe, August 2014, Credit Sussie Over the very long long-term equities tend to go higher…..
The chart below shows the price returns (excluding dividends) of exchange-listed foreign bank stocks year-to-date. Among the top performers are Argentine banks Banco Frances(BFR) and Banco Macro(BMA). As the Indian equity market is one of the best performing market in the world this year it is not surprising to see Indian banks ICICI(IBN) and HDFC (HDB) …
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