Inflation! Highest vs Lowest
This is a very short blog on inflation. But that won’t ruin the fun, I promise. We all know there’s a shortage of inflation, globally. The lack of rising prices […]
Category Archives: QUICK FACTS
Quick Fact: 2014?
The last few weeks I have encountered quite some stock market predictions that were based on last year’s performance. Many of them sounded like this; ‘Because 2013 turned out to […]
Quick Fact: The relationship between GDP growth and Equity Returns
The relationship between economic growth and equity returns is much debated. Not so strange if you look at the graph below. From a distance the two certainly look related. Click […]
Quick Fact: European and US bond yields remain strongly correlated
The Eurozone economy will shrink about 0.5% this year, and grow only 1% at best next year. Inflation will average 0.4% this year and 1.6% in 2014, according to Bloomberg […]
Quick Fact: China Money Supply and Returns
China’s economy is slowing. GDP growth was 7.5% in the second quarter, the least since the global economy collapse early 2009. The deceleration is also visible in monetary factors like […]
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