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- Four Charts from BP's Statistical Review of World Energy
- David Hunkar submits: Friday, crude oil prices settled at $77.43 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. After rising for many months this year, oil prices are stabilizing or falling due to the increasing unemployment levels. The price of natural gas for December delivery closed at $4.595 per 1,000 cubic...
- External links 2009-11-08
- Chart: Comparing the U.K.'s Current Recession to Past Downturns
- David Hunkar submits: click to enlarge by David Hunkar
- External links 2009-07-27
- Outlook for UK Economy Is Highly Uncertain According to IMF
- David Hunkar submits: On Friday the Office for National Statistics announced that GDP shrank at a rate of 0.8% between in the second quarter. This is higher than the 0.3% economists had predicted.The GDP has contracted for the fifth consecutive quarter and is approaching the levels of 1980s recession....
- External links 2009-07-26
- Real GDP Growth: Developed vs. Emerging Markets
- David Hunkar submits: An interesting chart of real GDP growth by year (%) from 1970 for advanced vs. emerging economies from Global Finance magazine. Emerging markets are projected to have the best growth moving forward as per estimates from IMF. by David Hunkar
- External links 2009-07-19
- Top Australian Commodity Exports
- David Hunkar submits: The top five commodity exports of Australia are: Iron Ore, Coal, Gold, Crude Oil and LNG. As a resource-rich country commodities form the major portion of Australian exports. China, India, Japan are some of the major export Asian markets for Australia. Japan is the major export...
- External links 2009-07-19
- No Turnaround Yet for German Economy
- David Hunkar submits: Germany is considered the barometer for Europe since it has the largest economy in Europe. With a strong base in manufacturing and a leadership position in industries such as chemicals, Germany’s economic growth is critical for Europe as well as the rest of the world. ...
- External links 2009-07-17
- Rising NPAs of Indian Banks Not a Cause for Concern
- David Hunkar submits: Back in April this year, the rating agency Crisil warned that gross Non-Performing Assets (NPA) of banks in India may reach 5% by 2011. Most of the rise in NPA will be due to problems with commercial loans. ICICI Bank's IBN NPA stood at 4.33% in...
- External links 2009-07-14
- Canada's Unemployment Rate: Lower Than Ours
- David Hunkar submits: The unemployment rate in Canada for the month of June stood at 8.6%. This rate is 0.9% lower the rate in the U.S. for June, at 9.5%. Unemployment Rate in Canada for June 2009 by David Hunkar
- External links 2009-07-12
- Spain: Highest Unemployment Rate in EU at 18.7%
- David Hunkar submits: On Thursday the BLS released the unemployment data for the month of June. A total of 467,000 jobs were lost in June and the unemployment rate remained almost the same at 9.5%. The Eurostat also released the unemployment report for the EU but for...
- External links 2009-07-06
- South African Banks Offer Investors Food for Thought
- David Hunkar submits: The South African equity market is considered a frontier market. Most investors consider South Africa an investment destination related to natural resources such as gold, silver, etc. However some banks in South Africa may offer good opportunities for investors looking to gain exposure to...
- External links 2009-07-06
- Emerging Markets: What Happens when Capital Flows Stop Suddenly?
- David Hunkar submits: One of the biggest risks of investing in emerging markets is that capital inflows from advanced countries can stop suddenly. This can be due to many reasons such as political problems, higher possibility of higher return in advanced countries, over-heating of the emerging market economies, etc....
- External links 2009-07-05
- A Look at US-China Trade
- David Hunkar submits: The latest trade data shows that US exports to China fell slightly in April over March. However imports were up. Imports have picked up since reaching lows in February. The trade deficit with China continues to still be high since the US imports more than four...
- External links 2009-07-05
- Comparing U.S. Healthcare Spending with Other OECD Countries
- David Hunkar submits: The Organisation for Economic and Co-operation and Development [OECD] released the “OECD Health Data 2009” report which compares the health care statistics across OECD countries. by David Hunkar
- External links 2009-07-05
- Small and Mid-Sized U.S. Banks Have Large Share of CRE Loans in Their Portfolios
- David Hunkar submits: The total number of banks in the U.S. declined further last year. At the end of 2008, about 7,100 banks were in operation compared to 7,300 in 2007 as per the Federal Reserve Bulletin, June 2009. click to enlarge by David Hunkar
- External links 2009-06-30
- Daily Wisdom: Brazilian ADRs Edition
- David Hunkar submits: From today on under my "Daily Wisdom" heading, I shall post links based on a particular theme. Today's theme is ADRs of Brazil and also the Brazilian economy. The idea here is to offer investors information on a specific theme from around the web in a...
- External links 2009-07-28
- How Many Jobs Will U.S. Infrastructure Spending Create?
- David Hunkar submits: The Obama administration has announced that $27B are to be spent on critical repairs to the country’s crumbling roads and infrastructure under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. In total, the government plans to spend $111B in Infrastructure and Science according to the...
- External links 2009-08-06
- Two Foreign Utilities with Yields Greater than 6%
- David Hunkar submits: CPFL Energia S.A. CPL of Brazil and National Grid plc NGG of the UK currently have dividend yields over 6%. CPFL Energia S.A. (CPL earnings growth is about 35% and revenue growth is about 10%. Last year the company had a total revenue of $5.8B) is...
- External links 2009-11-05
- Top 10 Asian Banking Brands for 2009
- David Hunkar submits: Brand Finance has published the Top 500 Financial Brands for 2009. The table below lists the Top 10 Banking Brands in Asia based on their brand values at the end of 2008: by David Hunkar
- External links 2009-10-26
- Foreign Stocks Beat U.S. Stocks Easily Over the Long-Term
- David Hunkar submits: For many years US investors turned to foreign stocks for their higher returns, stability and better diversification. Foreign stocks - especially European stocks - have high dividend yields which helps in the long-term due to compounding of returns. An investor who just invests in US equities...
- External links 2009-10-21
- Government Bailout of Banks as a Percentage of GDP
- David Hunkar submits: Western governments bailed out their large troubled banks in the credit crisis in order to protect the financial system. The following chart shows the government bailout funds for recapitalization of banks as a percentage of GDP in 2008: click to enlarge by David Hunkar
- External links 2009-10-21
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