I came across two charts that show the dismal performance of U.S. equities in this decade. The first chart below is from the Numbers column in the latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek. It shows the return of U.S. S&P 500 Index from Dec 31, 2009 thru Dec 14, 2009. The S&P 500 lost 23% in …
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Yesterday crude oil prices settled at $77.43 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. After rising for many months this year, oil prices are stabilizing or falling due to the increasing unemployment levels. The price of natural gas for December delivery closed at $4.595 per 1,000 cubic feet. When oil prices rose to almost $150 per …
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An interesting chart of Real GDP Growth by Year (%) from 1970 for Advanced Vs. Emerging Economies from Global Finance magazine. Emerging markets are projected to have the best growth moving forward as per estimates from IMF. Source: Global Finance Magazine
Source: Broad Money Demand and Asset Substitution in China, Ge Wu, IMF Working Paper