The Chart Room

Dimitra DeFotis of Barron’s looks at current stock market performance in India as well as predictions about future returns.

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Nouriel Roubini is a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and Chairman of Roubini Global Economics. He has worked for the IMF, World Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve. In this recent blog entry, Professor Roubini offers his insight into the ascent of the Chinese economy, the risks and rewards of investing in China as well as an explanation of its rise as a global economic and political power.

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In words and pictures, Daniel Berehulak of the New York Times captures the unfolding story of the Ebola epidemic in Liberia.

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Is there a global economic slowdown afoot? In this article, Neil Irwin of the New York Times examines how a downturn in foreign markets could impact the US and our economic recovery. In particular, he looks at key indicators such as bond yields, commodity prices, inflation and currency values. To borrow from John Donne “No man (or in this case country) is an island entire of itself.”

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Rehydration and isolation might be the key to ending the Ebola epidemic. This article published by William Wallis of the Financial Times explains how Nigeria responded to the disease and the success of their action plan.

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While the drug ZMapp was proven successful in treating the first US citizens infected with Ebola in West Africa, its supply is limited. Other treatments and vaccines are being developed by a host of companies.

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After 150 years of British rule, Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. Hong Kong (as well as Macau and Taiwan) has operated semi-autonomously under what’s known as “one China, two systems”, with the promise of fully democratic elections in 2017. Earlier this summer, China mandated that a committee from Beijing would select the candidates for the vote. This has sparked a large outcry of protest from demonstrators demanding fair and free elections. Andy Rothman of Matthews Asia addresses his observations on the concerns and opportunities in this article.

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Perspective is everything. David Brooks of the New York Times puts together this well written Op-Ed which reminds us that despite what we may be told in the headlines, we are at at time when the world is becoming an increasingly better place to live. He argues that, “Instead of sliding into fatalism, it might be a good idea to address our problems without exaggerating our plight.”

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Stronger job growth along with a pickup in consumer and business spending have many economists projecting third-quarter growth to clock in between 3% and 4%. Forecasting firm Macroeconomic Advisers predicts 3.6% annual growth from July through September. If that materializes, the economy will have grown at a pace of at least 3.5% for four of the past five quarters. That hasn’t happened since the late 1990s.

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FTSE, one of the major index providers has recently dropped Argentina from its Frontier Market index and reclassified Morocco from an Emerging Market to a Frontier Market. The decision to drop Argentina from the Frontier Markets index was prompted by their recent restrictions on foreign investors while in Morocco, liquidity issues have plagued the market, leading to the reclassification to Frontier Market.

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