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- Mark Mobius: Positive Outlook for Emerging Markets
- Prieur du Plessis submits: This post is a guest contribution by Dr Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Asset Management. Emerging markets surged in the second quarter of 2009 with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index returning 34.8% in US$ terms. Part of this return was due to weakness...
- External links 2009-07-12
- How to Do Business in a Dangerous Place
- Terrorism, kidnapping, robbery, theft. In some lucrative emerging markets, these hazards come with the territory. The key to staying out of harm's way: Be prepared.The U.S. and the U.K. may be mired in what was once thought of as a Third World style of financial crisis, but what was once...
- Articles 2009-07-15
- Five Global Business Danger Zones
- If you're going to do business in potentially lucrative markets like Brazil, Mexico, and Russia, know the risks before you go. Russia ...
- Articles 2009-07-15
- Boot Camp for Business Execs
- The globe-trotting executive's new skill set: How to hail a cab, how to say "Thank you" in the local language, and how to avoid muggings, kidnappings, and even terrorist attacks. ...
- Articles 2009-07-15
- Do We Really Want Consumers Too Confident?
- Sean Hyman submits: By Bob O'Brien When the strong Consumer Confidence numbers came out today, it begged me to ask the question: Do we really want consumers too confident? The numbers were good, but I really think it depends upon from which perspective you are coming from....
- External links 2009-05-27
- World Economies Try to Move Forward with New Engines of Growth
- Eric Coffin submits: The greatest economic realignment since Genghis Kahn took over Eurasia’s trade routes is continuing apace. The west remains mired in an assets contraction of its own making, and the east is refocused on channeling its growth engines into domestic consumption. The resource sector, which is our...
- External links 2009-05-28
- Why India May Emerge from the Slowdown This Year
- Although India’s economy grew a better-than-expected 5.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2009, it is still beyond the government initial expectations. Indeed, with an ongoing global economic crisis squeezing banks' liquidity and cooling the exports sector, India’s government can forget about reaching a two-digit growth rate in the...
- External links 2009-06-09
- Don't Believe This Rally in Oil
- William Smead submits: Dear Clients and Prospective Clients: Mike Myers is a very talented writer and comedian. His Austin Powers movies really hit my funny bone. In the second Austin Powers movie, Austin’s arch nemesis Dr. Evil clones himself. His clone looks just like him, but is less than half...
- External links 2009-06-15
- Emerging Markets: The Return of Decoupling?
- Felix Salmon submits: John Authers thinks that since emerging-market bourses have outperformed developed-market indices over the course of this stock-market rally, investors are betting on decoupling: The underlying trend is clear; rightly or wrongly the market believes that China and the other emerging markets will...
- External links 2009-06-05
- Growth in Credit Card Usage in India and China
- David Hunkar submits: Unlike in the Western countries, people in Asian countries still use cash for most transactions. However credit card usage is slowly increasing. With about 50% of the global population, Asia holds plenty of potential for credit card growth. MasterCard MA and Visa V accounted for 90%...
- External links 2009-11-26
- Monsoon Worries, Consumption Slowdown Plague Indian Economy
- The highlight of the last fortnight was RBI’s credit policy and Quarterly Economic Review. The RBI took a neutral stance and kept all the key rates unchanged given the state of economy. GDP growth is pegged at 6% with an upward bias. Inflation remains a worry for RBI and forecasted...
- External links 2009-08-17
- How Emerging Markets Will Beat Developed Markets
- Frank Holmes submits: If you believe now is a good time to invest in U.S. stocks, emerging markets may offer even more opportunity. We believe global growth is the most powerful investment theme now and for the foreseeable future. You can see...
- External links 2009-10-06
- New Emerging Asian Currency ETN Focuses on 'Current Income'
- First Emerging Asian Currency Basket Fund On Thursday, September 4 Barclays Capital launched the first Exchange Traded Note [ETN] to provide investors access to a basket of eight emerging Asian currencies. The Barclays Global Emerging Market Strategy [GEMS] Asia 8 Index ETN AYT trades on the NYSE-Arca and includes...
- External links 2008-09-08
- India Perspective: US's Swelling Deficit, OPEC's Possible Production Cuts
- Equitymaster submits: The ever expanding US deficit has been a well documented fact. Now it seems that in the present scenario, the US does not mind if this deficit widens further. And widen it definitely will with the gargantuan bailout package that the country has announced to pull out...
- External links 2008-10-21
- International ETF Update: Brazil, India, Malaysia
- Tom Lydon ETF Trends submits: Wal-Mart Seeks Expansion In Brazil, Taking ETF Shopping It could be a win-win situation for both Brazil and ETFs that hold Wal-Mart as a top component. Wal-Mart WMT is looking to expand in Brazil, where it is the...
- External links 2008-08-15
- Best Performing ADRs in 2008: VisionChina Heads the List
- David Hunkar submits: Here is a list of the best performing American Depository Receipt [ADR] stocks Year-To-Date: by David Hunkar
- External links 2008-09-05
- Emerging Markets: The Haves and Have Nots
- Larry MacDonald submits: “Despite their fantastic recent growth record, investors need to be very cautious about emerging markets,” says chief investment officer Eric Bushell in CI Funds’ latest Perspective Online. Their growth momentum is posed to decelerate due to high commodity prices and slippage in export growth as...
- External links 2008-08-30
- WisdomTree Files For a Slew of New Currency ETFs
- Roger Nusbaum submits: Here is the list of currency ETFs filed for by WisdomTree, according to IndexUniverse:WisdomTree Dreyfus Chilean Peso FundWisdomTree Dreyfus Czech Koruna FundWisdomTree Dreyfus Hong Kong Dollar FundWisdomTree Dreyfus Hungarian Forint FundWisdomTree Dreyfus Israeli Shekel FundWisdomTree Dreyfus Icelandic Krona FundWisdomTree Dreyfus Indonesian Rupiah FundWisdomTree Dreyfus Malaysian Ringgit...
- External links 2008-08-31
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods Stocks: Best Hedge Against Inflation
- Buying stocks with pricing power in a deflationary environment - especially when they are priced on deflationary EPS - might be the best hedge against an eventual return of inflation. Like a lot of people, I have been trying to figure out the inflation-deflation conundrum. On the one hand, the...
- External links 2009-04-19
- GE at a Crossroads: Business Model Becoming Obsolete
- Rakesh Saxena submits: Last week, GE GE Money India decided to shut down 50% of its branch network, effectively abandoning lofty plans to aggressively expand its $1.1 billion retail lending portfolio; the company’s management did not disclose data on forecasted loan delinquencies in an environment where huge segments of India’s...
- External links 2008-12-07
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