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
JUST IN 🚨: China dumped an ALL-TIME HIGH $42.6 billion worth of U.S. Securities in May
Source: Barchart
Weak China demand is weighing on European luxury & consumer discretionary stocks.
- Swatch Group (UHR SW) reported a steep fall in first half sales and earnings on Monday as the world’s biggest watchmaker struggled with weaker demand in China. The company’s drop in turnover was triggered by a slump in demand for luxury goods in China, including Hong Kong and Macau, with only the Swatch brand bucking the negative trend, increasing its sales in China by 10%, the company said in a statement. - Hugo Boss (BOSS GY) shares plunged as much as 10% Tuesday after the company cut its sales outlook. The German fashion house said Monday that it expects full-year sales of up to 4.35 billion euros ($4.73 billion) on macroeconomic challenges, particularly in China. The retailer becomes the latest high-end fashion line to warn of persistent woes in the luxury sector. Source: CNBC
🚨 Chinese Existing Home Prices declined by 7.9% year-over-year last month, the largest decline in history!
Source: Bloomberg
China Q2 GDP growth slowed more than expected (+4.7% yoy vs. +5.1% yoy expected), but the big surprise is just how weak retail sales were - growing only 2% in June.
-> China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Monday said the country’s second-quarter GDP rose by 4.7% year on year, missing expectations of a 5.1% growth, according to a Reuters poll. -> June retail sales also missed estimates, rising 2% compared with the 3.3% growth forecast. -> Industrial production, however, beat expectations up by 5.3% in June from a year ago, higher than Reuters estimate of 5% growth. -> Urban fixed asset investment for the first six months of the year rose by 3.9%, meeting expectations. Investment in infrastructure and manufacturing slowed their pace of growth on a year-to-date basis in June versus May, while real estate investment declined at the same 10.1% rate. The National Bureau of Statistics did not hold a press conference for the data release. China’s high-level policy meeting, the Third Plenum, kicks off Monday and is set to wrap up Thursday. Source: Bloomberg, CNBC
BREAKING 🚨: Chinese Banks
40 Chinese Banks vanished during a single week in June Source: Barchart
