Some of the key global events watch for investors this year are shown in the chart below. For example, Mexico has general elections in July and Brazil goes to the poll in October. Russia, another emerging market, is due for an election in March with Putin tipped to win again. From an investment standpoint, investors …
The performance of the global economy in 2017 was good. Equity markets soared worldwide from emerging to developed markets. The following infographic from Schroders shows some of the key economic events from last year and their outlook for 2018: Click to enlarge Source: Schroders
The following chart shows the top countries for Research & Development spending as a share of GDP. South Korea tops the ranking followed by Israel and Japan. Click to enlarge Source: Chart of the Week: Canada Lags in R&D Spending, Canadian Investment Review Related: Why South Korea is an ideal breeding ground for Robots, The …
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Last week I posted a chart showing the world’s fastest growing economies next year. The chart below shows the slowest growing economies in 2018 as predicted by The Economist magazine: Click to enlarge Source:Chart of the Day: The World’s Slowest Growing Economies, Canadian Investment Review The UK is projected to have low economic growth next …
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The price of crypto currency Bitcoin fell below the $15,000 level today. In recent weeks Bitcoin has soared to astronomical levels leading to a bubble. As prices continued to soar with wild swings in between some investors have worried about the bursting of the bitcoin bubble. Some may even wonder about the impact of bitcoin …
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