|
|
David Gillie: Indonesia is not only the paradise of the Eastern Hemisphere, Bali, but it is also a paradise for investors in their robust economy. GDP in Indonesia for 2011 was $823 Billion Dollars (est). To put that in perspective, Indonesia’s GDP is larger than Sweden’s and Argentina’s. Almost four times Read more…
Randall Mah: A plan by the IMF to raise $600 billion in new funds to help tackle Europe’s (NYSEARCA:VGK) debt crisis helped boost Asian markets to a two-month high. But countries including the United States are warning that any increase in lending by the IMF should supplement European countries’ Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: You may be surprised to learn that some of the world’s best investors are buying heavily right now – not because they think we’ve hit a bottom, or even the bottom, but because they’re setting themselves up for the next big run. Read more…
Joseph Hogue: Fitch became the first of the three credit agencies to return Indonesia to investment grade since the country lost the rating 14 years ago. But retail investors looking for a way back to the country have several options to consider. Read more…
Scott Martin: Indonesia gave local bankers a surprise last week by cutting interest rates a full 50 basis points, but moves like this are becoming more common as Asia chooses to nurture flagging growth instead of fighting persistent inflation. Read more…
Larry D. Spears: It may be hard to believe that people are getting wealthier these days, but they are – just not in the United States. No, the growth in personal wealth that we’re seeing today is taking place in emerging markets half way around the globe – far removed from the employment and debt problems Read more…
Randall Mah: Astra International (PTAIF), Indonesia’s largest auto distributor, recently reported a 30% increase in net income and is now eager to build out into other areas of the local economy. Read more…
With the global financial markets keeping undivided attention on Europe for the past few months, a quiet and potentially alarming slowdown in China has fallen under the radar. While some global markets rallied through Read more…
Eric Dutram: One of the biggest stories in the investing world over the past few years as been the rise of emerging markets. These countries continue to grow at an impressive clip and are in a much better position from a fiscal perspective than their developed market counterparts. Furthermore, the countries Read more…
Stocks posted solid gains for a second straight day but trade was light. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) led the advance as it posted a 2.3% gain. The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) gained 1.8% while the S&P MidCap 400 improved by 1.6%. In a follow up to Tuesday’s impressive six percent advance, the small-cap Russell 2000 Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: Gloom has enveloped most of the investment landscape these days, but there is still one region that offers strong growth and serious returns. Read more…
Eric Dutram: This past week was a brutal one for equity markets as a wave of selling crushed sectors across the board. The benchmark S&P 500 index saw its value decline by nearly 6.5% on the week, marking one of the roughest five day stretches in recent memory. Generally speaking, this decline was thanks to investors Read more…
Tim Seymour: The now-infamous “twist” in the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying activities is driving money out of emerging markets ETFs and mutual funds. Read more…
Eric Dutram: While 2011 may have gotten off to a good start for many equity markets, a summer slowdown has hit stocks across the globe. Worries over the fallout from a downgrade of American debt have now shifted to concerns over more stimulus either by the Federal Reserve or by Read more…
Tim Seymour: Rich Ross at Auerbach Grayson is a highly decorated technician who has been nailing his calls lately. He now sees choppy sailing ahead for the emerging markets group. Read more…
Most Comments