The Chart Room

The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect opened this week. This Bloomberg article looks at both the importance of this new exchange as well as Bloomberg’s role in its development.

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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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This recent article published by the New York Times explores the entrepreneurial spirit flourishing in Africa. This drive is spurring a surge in international business investment, which hopes to satisfy the demands of a growing middle class population. Yet the question remains, will this growth help to alleviate the poverty faced by many on the continent?
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Mark Mobius gives a brief history of Emerging Market investing (including his own personal experience and observations) in a recent blog post.
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Explore this recent article from CNN World and learn about the importance of PPP (purchasing power parity) and how that serves as a good measure of economic strength and power.
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The Financial Times takes a look at the economies of Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and South Africa (the “Fragile Five”) to see which countries have made a comeback and where there is room for progress.
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