A GLOBAL equity bull market is vital to encourage renewed growth of the global economy. So much so that governments, companies and stock exchanges need to become far more inventive to encourage long term investments in stocks. Equity markets need
Investors unwisely chasing bonds and ignoring equities
June 2012:- GLOBAL equities are offering the best value relative to bonds since the 2008- 2009 bear market. Such has been the flight into US, German and UK bonds that their yields have fallen well below inflation rate, and are … Read the rest
Market gyrations similar to stagflation in 1970s
Steep upward and downward stock market moves are very similar to trends of thirty to forty years ago.
As global stock markets lurch back and forth on hopes that stricken European nations will receive adequate bailout funds to keep them … Read the rest
Stock market valuations in bear market
It is dangerous to pick bottoms in bear markets but ahead of normal seasonal rallies in December and January some stock markets are now offering fair value. This assumes earnings declines next year.
Economic and financial risks are recession in … Read the rest