The US equity market crashed dramatically in the past weeks as market participants woke up to the fact the US is not immune from events happening in far-away countries. The utter madness that prevailed in the market before the collapse such as the constant hype over Tesla(TSLA) and other hot stocks now looks dumb.These days …
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Viral outbreaks such as the current COVID-19 Coronavirus is not new. We have had many viral outbreaks in the past which all went away after some time. One important difference between COVID-19 and other viruses like Zika, SARS, Ebola, etc. is that most the western world were not impacted by them – at least in …
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Welcome to the bear market ! The recent bull market was the most hated bull market in history. As such it was time for the bear to take over. Below are a few bear market charts and links to posts from the past: 1.10 Worst US Bear Markets in History Click to enlarge Source: Money …
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Stocks usually rebound sharply after sever declines. The recent dramatic days of plunge was fast and furious. Volatility has indeed returned to the market. What was until a China issue, has become a global problem. The most important factor that changed the calculus on the impact is the spreading of the virus in the US. …
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U.S. Global Investors recently published the 2019 version of The Periodic Table of Emerging Markets chart. Similar to the Callan Table this one also offer excellent insights on the performance of emerging markets year over year from 2010 to 2019. Click to enlarge Source: U.S. Global Investors The best performing emerging market last year was Russia …
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