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What to Invest In During a Period of Protracted Economic Malaise?

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The official U.S. unemployment rate stood at 9.6% last month. The number of unemployed persons according to to government data totaled 14.9 million. 42% of those unemployed in August were long-term unemployed (27 weeks or more). Many of the other economic figures published nowadays are also negative. While some talk of a double-dip recession, others …

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Duration of Stock Holding Periods Continue to Fall Globally

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Last month Mark Cuban wrote a provocative post on the stock market titled “The Stock Market is still for Suckers and why you should put your money in the bank“. From the post: If you havena’t noticed, individuals are avoiding the stock market in droves.A  There has  been an enormous exodus from equity based mutual …

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Savings Rate, Household Debt: U.S. vs. Canada

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Canada avoided much of the impact of the global financial crisis especially with regards to its financial system. Canadian banks and regulators alike won praise from investors worldwide for following prudent,conservative policies with respect to risk management. While for many quarters the big five Canadian banks met or exceeded expectations, recently however Bank of Montreal …

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Germany’s Top Trading Partners and Export Goods

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The German economy grew sharply by 2.2% in the second quarter of this year according to data released on Friday. This figure is the highest recorded since the reunification of East and West Germany. From an article in The Economist blog: “The success of the euro-area’s largest economy owed a lot to a surge in …

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A Review of Unemployment Rates in the U.S. and Germany

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The U.S. employment stood at 9.5% as of June this year, according to BLS.  After reaching a peak of 10.1% in October last year, the rate has steadily declined but continues to stay above 9%. Since 2005, the lowest unemployment rate recorded was 4.4% in 2006 and in early 2007. Currently 14.6 million Americans are …

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