Posts Tagged Emerging Markets
BRICs in Bloom
The bottom line: U.S. still economic leader though increasing debt and entitlements could limit growth, U.S. dollar still reserve currency but interest rates will have to rise, Russia still overly dependent on oil and other commodities and vulnerable to future economic shocks, China’s influence growing and economy will continue upward, Brazil outlook very positive, and [...]
Jim Rodgers: “They are Ruining the U.S. Economy”
Veteran investor Jim Rogers gives his take on what is happening to the World’s largest economy. Are we afraid yet?
Jim Rogers they Are ruining the US Economy 02 Mar 2009
Eastern Europe..Submerging Markets?
Eastern Europe: On Crisis Watch
Mary Stokes | Feb 10, 2009 (www.rgemonitor.com)
There is no question that growth is deteriorating across Eastern Europe, but are these countries facing outright financial crises? Hungary and Latvia have already turned to the IMF for rescue packages, and other countries in the region exhibit similar vulnerabilities.
Funding for Emerging Markets
A big difference between the current economic crisis and other post World War II downturns is that there are no safe shores now. In 1998, when the Asian financial crisis knocked emerging market economies there was still a great deal of liquidity in the World as well as plenty of markets for exports. This is [...]
Emerging Protectionism in Emerging Markets?
One of the primary factors that changed a recession into the Depression of the 1930s, was protectionist legislation enacted in the United States. This set off retaliatory moves by other nations that led to catastrophic reductions in global trade. Ultimately, protectionism combined with increased taxation, pushed the World into Depression as well prolonged it until [...]
European & American Entrepreneurs
Michael Arrington at www.techcrunch.com really changed my mood!!! With all the recent press about challenging times for entrepreneurs, the global economic crisis, decline in emerging market growth, and the general feeling of doom and gloom out there., it is nice to know that a few people are looking at this period as a time for [...]
Ukraine Industrial Production
As we mentioned on the MBS, Ltd. Blog recently, the decline of Ukraine’s currency-the hryvnia- should impact exports, making steel more competitive in the global marketplace.
Changes in Ukrainian law allowing greater foreign investment in strategic industries will also help develop this crucial sector of the Ukrainian economy.
At the current time, industrial output is declining in [...]
No Auto Bailouts in Emerging Markets
It is no news that the Global Economic Crisis has had a huge effect on car sales in both mature and emerging markets. In the United States, three domestic manufacturers-General Motors, Ford and Chrysler- are facing bankruptcy while the United States Senate debates whether to proceed with a “bailout.”
In all economies, frozen credit markets [...]