J.P. Morgan Asset Management publishes the Guide to the Markets report each quarter. The latest report for Q1, 2014 is out and investors can find useful information in this 71-page report which is full of interesting charts and tables. The Asset Class Returns chart for the period 2004 to 2013 is shown below: Click to …
The economies of Brazil and Malaysia can be considered similar in some ways. For example, both are emerging countries and commodity-dependent. Brazil is a major exporter of commodities such as iron ore, lumber, etc. Malaysia on the other hand dependent on palm oil and rubber exports. Both countries have offshore oil reserves and a large …
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The Five Best-Performing Exchange-listed Latin American Stocks YTD are listed below: 1.Company: Gruma SAB de CV (GMK) Current Dividend Yield: N/A YTD Change: 84.88% Country: Mexico 2.Company: Telecom Argentina (TEO) Current Dividend Yield: 4.54% YTD Change: 70.21% Country: Argentina 3.Company: Industrias Bachoco (IBA) Current Dividend Yield: 1.38% YTD Change: 44.73% Country: Mexico 4.Company: Maxcom Telecomunicaciones …
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The Five Best-Performing Exchange-listed Foreign Bank Stocks are listed below: 1.Company: Bank of Ireland (IRE) Current Dividend Yield: N/A YTD Change: 49.08% Country: Ireland 2.Company: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) Current Dividend Yield: 2.66% YTD Change: 26.70% Country: Japan 3.Company: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MTU) Current Dividend Yield: 2.21% YTD Change: 23.62% Country: Japan 4.Company: Credit Suisse …
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During the 1800s the U.S. was an emerging market. During that time the Tsars ruled Russia and Russian equities trading on the St.Petersburg Stock Exchange performed better than U.S. equities on the New York Stock Exchange. Click to enlarge The above chart shows that Russian stocks vastly outperformed U.S. stocks from 1865 thru 1917. However …
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