international investment - A small article in today’s China Daily reported a startling number that revealed the true depths of China recession - giving investors pause for any near-term recovery in the country’s blistering economic growth of years past.
stock market investment - After falling 35% in 2008, US stocks are now trading at only 10.6 times forecast earnings, well below the historical average. But are they good value yet?
You can stick a fork in the U.S. economy. It’s done. Hope for an abbreviated European slowdown has also evaporated. So now the world turns its desperate eyes towards the developing world. And it ain’t looking good there either.
Regulators around the world are tightening the noose around the scapegoat de jour, short sellers, with Hong Kong now ready to kick out the chair from under them. The Standard reported today that Hong Kong is ready to impose the ban, which could take effect immediately.
For many emerging market investors, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) serves is a barometer for economic activity, says Irwin Greenstein. By watching the FDI, investors can gauge the interest of foreign money in a growing economy. FDI statistics can also reveal where the money is going - pointing to opportunities that may be overlooked in the markets.
US stocks haven’t exactly been putting in stellar performances lately. But that’s not the case for emerging market stocks. Taipan Emerging Markets blog editor Irwin Greenstien’s Emerging Market Index is up 9.3%. That’s after 5% gains last week…
