CHINA 10-YEAR YIELD FALLS TO A FRESH RECORD LOW
So, what is the Chinese bond market signaling about the Chinese economy? Source: Bianco research
India quickly catches up to China as the world’s largest emerging market.
Indian stocks comprise nearly 20% of the MSCI Emerging Markets index, while China has dropped to a quarter from 40% in 2020. The narrowing gap has become one of the biggest issues for investors in emerging markets this year as they debate whether to put capital into an already red-hot Indian market, or into Chinese stocks that are relatively cheap, but are being hit by an econ slowdown. https://lnkd.in/ddkSqFy5 Source: FT, Charlie Bilello
China commodity stockpiles
Source: Robert Friedland on X, The Economist
India’s dependence on Chinese imports keeps growing:
• In 2023-24 financial year China edged past the US to reclaim its position as India’s top trading partner • India’s imports from China rose by 56% since 2020, fuelling a 75% rise in country's trade deficit with China Source: Agathe Demarais, The Economist
Remarkable chart: gold in yen.
No further comments necessary. Source: Michel A.Arouet, Ht @AugurInfinity
Forward P/E Ratios of Key Global Stock Markets - Clad Bastion research on X
India: 24 Denmark: 23 United States: 21 Taiwan: 18 Switzerland: 17 Netherlands: 17 Australia: 17 Saudi Arabia: 16 Sweden: 16 Japan: 15 Canada: 14 France: 14 Germany: 12 Mexico: 12 United Kingdom: 12 Spain: 11 South Korea: 10 Hong Kong: 10 South Africa: 9 Italy: 9 Brazil: 7 China: 6 Turkey: 5
The US remains (by far) the world leader for corporate R&D, accounting for ~40% of global total
• China and EU are competing for second place in global league table • Japan has been in free fall over past two decades, now accounting for only 10% of global private R&D Source: Agathe Demarais
India‘s economy is overtaking UK, the former colonial power.
And this is most likely just a start. Source: The Economist, Michel A.Arouet
