December 11, 2011
in 2012, Africa, China, GDP, economy, emerging markets, exports, forecasts, foreign investment, frontier markets, international economy, investing, world order
The global balance of the world’s big spenders and buyers is shifting. The total share of world imports is moving away from the developed economies and towards the emerging markets. You knew this. But it’s happening sooner than you think.
Based on forecasts from the WTO and The Economist, here are ten key facts about the [...]
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December 5, 2011
in 2012, France, GDP, Germany, Greece, Spain, UK, europe, forecasts, foreign investment
Economically speaking, 2012 is looking good for central Asian, African and South Asian markets. The developed world, however, is still struggling with debt overload and market saturation.
The United States is looking at about 1.3% projected GDP growth – nothing exciting, but also nothing to sneeze at when you see some of the other disappointing figures [...]
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December 3, 2011
in 2012, Africa, GDP, Latin America, Lists, OPEC, foreign investment, frontier markets, international economy, oil
It’s no surprise that U.S. GDP is forecast at one of the lowest GDP growth rates worldwide for 2012, at a mere 1.3%, if the figures can be trusted. U.S. GDP growth will be lower than Canada (only projected at 2% growth), Mexico, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Israel and Angola.
So which countries are projected to see [...]
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March 9, 2011 · 2 comments
in ADRs, ETF(s), FTSE, Latin America, commodities, diversification, emerging markets, energy, foreign investment, frontier markets, gold, international economy, international stock market, metals, mining, portfolio, rare metals, sectors
The Global X Funds Andean 40 ETF was launched barely a month ago and isn’t high yet on many analyst radars (volume is also still low). The Andean 40 (AND) is worth examining for your portfolio because Peru, Chile and Colombia are some of the fastest growing economies in South America, whereas by now everyone [...]
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September 27, 2010 · 5 comments
in ADRs, Africa, BRIC, agriculture, commodities, diversification, emerging markets, foreign investment, frontier markets, international stock market, market trends, mining
Remember, Africa’s not a country, it’s a continent. So you can’t directly compare it to “investing in Brazil” or Russia or some other emerging market.
But recent reporting has revealed that some managers are looking past the traditional emerging markets anyway – citing the lack of high-yield opportunies – and have turned their attention to the [...]
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August 29, 2010 · 3 comments
in 2010, Canadian, Canadian economy, GDP, Q2, economy, forecasts, indicators, international economy, news and updates
Canadian GDP data for the second quarter will be released on Tuesday by Statistics Canada. Analysts are expecting slower growth than the previous two quarters, in which annualized GDP grew by 6.1% in Q1 (the largest quarterly GDP expansion in a decade) and 4.9% in last year’s Q4.
Comparing these numbers with the revised U.S. GDP [...]
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June 27, 2010
in 2010, G20, G8, economy, financial planning, forecasts, government, international economy, international stock market, market reports, news and updates, sovereign debt, stimulus, stimulus plan, world order
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Now that the G20 has wrapped up, what can we glean about stock markets going forward? Canada’s PM Harper noted that markets have been skittish as they have been waiting for the G20’s pronouncement on the delicate balance between imposing fiscal austerity but also facilitating continued stimulus in order to abet the global economic recovery.
Summer [...]
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