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The crisis in Greece will continue regardless of the outcome of the present negotiations between the government and the troika of creditors. Investors will find that Greece will be mired in debt for years to come, because the economy will be unable to grow sufficiently to meet present expenses and liabilities. The idea that enough income will be generated to repay the massive debt owed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the German government through the […]
Analysts have long touted China as the place for investment as the fastest growing economy in the world. Overlooked by many is a country in the same neighborhood that has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years. It is the Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands in Southeast Asia. From a year ago, this island economy has grown 5.2%. This is a decline from 6.6%, reported in the last business quarter of 2014. Although the country still has […]
This article is adapted from an email response by our very own Master Trader Nikolai to one of our promising pro traders. The key to trading well is to truly understand and habituate a discrete process – one trade at a time, every trade is for itself. Emotions tend to carry-over from one premise to the next (because we are human), but they create an illusion of cause-effect or correlation, when in reality, trades are discrete events… Simple fact, but counter-intuitive to our […]
The market has been rallying this week and we have seen a exceptional movement for trading. We wanted to share last weeks results in the meantime because we have seen absolutely amazing market activity. Many of our traders have been able to excel in this type of environment. One of the most important things in learning how to day trade is understanding how to read the market properly. Our Master Traders are able to adapt to whatever the market has thrown at them. […]
International investors over the last couple of years had increasingly decided that Turkey was no longer a country to consider when looking for new opportunities. There were concerns over a slowing economy, and increasing dangerous neighborhood as well as the movement towards a more authoritarian type of government. Much of these anxieties have been exaggerated and as it turns out ill founded. Although Turkey has gone through a somewhat difficult period in some respects, the transition has recently been moving in a […]
In a continent where missed opportunities for growth are commonplace, Ethiopia has been somewhat of an exception. The economy of country expanded in excess of 10% from 2004 to 2009. It was the fastest growing nation in Africa during 2007 and 2008, that was not dependent on oil. By 2012 the growth rate had moderated to 7% and has remained there ever since, but it is still an impressive record. As Africa’s second most populous nation after Nigeria and the fastest growing […]
Investors often worry about the high valuations of the stock market in the United States. Share values are far higher in China, well beyond what can be accepted as normal growth. The excessive exuberance in the Chinese markets will have dire consequences in both the short and long term. Signs of overvaluation are everywhere, with stocks up nearly 50% in 2015. The market is being increasingly driven by speculators, rather than on economic data. The amount of additional money and new investors […]
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Global debt is now at 286% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Although debt like investment serves a purpose in the development of an economy, beyond a certain level it brings diminishing returns. The Bank for International Settlements an organization that has within its membership the world’s central banks, has calculated the threshold where debt becomes destructive. It is 85% of GDP in household debt and 90% for non-financial corporate debt. Most wealthy nations have gone beyond these benchmarks. This portends a troubling […]
For decades analysts and investors gauged the health of the world economy based on the value and amount of exports that originated from Northeast Asia. The region has been one of the most dynamic in the arena of trade for almost 2 generations. China by far the most important economy in the region, has seen a diminution of 6.4% in exports over the last year. South Korea is reporting a 8.1% decline over last year and Taiwan is expecting exports to shrink […]