The media and the certain sections of public generally focus on macro economic indicators such as GDP in order to discuss the well-being of a country. But how do all the over-hyped figures such as the GDP, GDP Growth Rate, etc. impact the average person on Main Street is important. For instance, the US economy is the largest …
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Germany is the economic powerhouse of Europe and so easily beats Eurozone in GDP growth. But Germany lags behind the US as the chart shows below. Germany consistently runs a trade surplus since it exports more than imports. Click to enlarge Source: Investing in Germany, FT Special Reports Related ETF: iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) US …
The German economy is the largest in Europe and the DAX Index is one of the top performing indices in the world over the long term. However despite the excellent returns of German stocks over many years, Germans are highly conservative and their participation in the equity market is very low relative to other developed …
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The benchmark DAX Index closed at 9545.27 yesterday. With a decline of 11.1% so far, the index is down more than most other developed European markets year-to-date. The following chart shows the two-year return of the DAX: Source: Yahoo Finance DAX reached a record high of over 12,390 early last year. From that peak, it has …
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