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I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this comment: “Carl, it doesn’t matter where in the world I invest because markets always move together.”Really? Than why is the Shanghai Composite down 40% since August 2009 while the Read more…
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Jim Trippon: With China’s GDP slowing unexpectedly according to recent figures, some observers are wondering if its usually red hot economy may now be headed for a hard landing or not. China’s National Bureau of Statistics released data that showed China’s GDP grew 9.1 percent year over year for its third Read more…
Jack Crooks: I keep thinking that any day now the Australian dollar will take a dirt nap. It took one back in mid-2008, falling a stunning 39 percent in just three months in the midst of the credit crunch. This shows just how vulnerable the Aussie can be to a growth accident that slams the world economy; it Read more…
Eric Dutram: Investing in emerging markets has become an increasingly popular choice for many as these nations generally have higher growth prospects, lower levels of debt, and more favorable demographic profiles than their developed market cousins. However, a broad risk off trade has hit stocks Read more…
Jim Trippon: With the recent news that China’s (NYSE:FXI) trade surplus was lower in September, many have observed that China’s trade surplus momentum is slowing down. The export advantage China has routinely had was lower in September as its trade surplus was $14.5 billion. August figures showed Read more…
Tim Seymour: The latest “flash” reading on the health of the Chinese factory sector shows that far from saving the world, Beijing may be wrestling with trouble of its own. Read more…
Tim Seymour: There is a lot of fresh talk about Beijing raising interest rates at least one more time to keep inflation under control. Now the inflationary culprit is housing. Read more…
George Wolff: China’s housing “bubble” is the current bogeyman of the global economy. Ever since the disastrous US real estate implosion, the world has been watching anxiously for the next great Read more…
IndexIQ will begin trading its new “IQ Hong Kong Small Cap ETF” (NYSE:HKK) Wednesday May, 18 2011. The IQ Hong Kong Small Cap ETF (NYSE Arca: HKK) seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the IQ Hong Kong Small Cap Index. The IQ Hong Kong Small Cap Index is Read more…
It is probably safe to say that feudal China of the ancient philosopher’s day had very little in common with the fast-growing industrial powerhouse of the 21st century, and yet Read more…
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