Asia

Have Commodities Reached a Bottom?

Global investment expert Nicholas Vardy examines the global commodities market to determine whether it has bottomed.

This Shipping Company Profits from China’s Need for Energy

Dividend investing expert Bryan Perry examines a shipping company investment that is capitalizing on China's need for energy.

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Chinese Funds’ First-Half Rise Outstrips Alternatives

Rounding out the category of the top three emerging market exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the first half of...

A trader looks at a mixed financial picture

Just Blame It on ‘Global Economic Developments’ 

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged Thursday. Though a slight majority of pundits were predicting that the...

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My China Prediction Comes True — Now What?

“A Chinese stock market crash could set off a chain reaction around the world.” (August issue, Forecasts &...

How The BRICs Came Down to Earth

The popularity of the acronym “BRICs” -- which stands for the fast-growth economies of Brazil, Russia, India and...

Why This May Be the Best Week of the Year to Pile into Stocks

What a week it has been… During the course of the past five sessions, the S&P 500 has...

What’s That Got to Do with the Price of a Big Mac in China?

One of the best ways to get your head around relative currency valuations is to look at what...

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Investing in the Jewel of Southeast Asia

For Americans, the dark cloud of history continues to waft over the very concept of “Vietnam.” War, loss,...

The Four Horsemen of the Global Economy: U.S., China, Japan & Euro Zone

There have been a lot of questions raised about the direction and speed of the global economy. The...