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The Greek Stock Market Collapse in Historical Perspective

The Greek Stock Market Collapse in Historical Perspective

The Dow Jones Industrial Average bottomed in 1932 while the Great Depression did not really end until the second world war (allegedly). Since it bottomed at 41.22 on 8 July 1932, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has never revisited that point again.

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New Home Prices Rise in 35 Chinese Cities in October

New Home Prices Rise in 35 Chinese Cities in October

New home prices in China rose in 35 out of 70 cities according to data compiled by the National Bureau of Statistics, up from 31 out of 70 cities rising in September.

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Nomura: Some Very Bullish Thoughts on China

Nomura: Some Very Bullish Thoughts on China

“We believe economic growth in China will rebound earlier, and stronger, than the market currently expects….”

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China: A Crisis in the Making?

China: A Crisis in the Making?

Li Zoujun, an economist at the Development Research Centre of the State Council, recently made a report, presumably at an internal meeting, which predicted that China could face an economic crisis in 2013.

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Air Cargo Data Points to Weakening Industrial Production

Air Cargo Data Points to Weakening Industrial Production

Nomura has an Air cargo volume index (as we first mentioned here), which correlates with global industrial activities pretty with (correlation = 0.84).

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The Best and Worst Asset Classes of the Last 5 Years

The Best and Worst Asset Classes of the Last 5 Years

The best performing asset turns out to be corn, followed by gold and silver. The worst asset classes were mainly European peripheral stocks. Funny enough, the Shanghai Composite was the 6th worst performing asset class.

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