Sentences with phrase «economy and market indices»

Indeed, these companies are rather cyclical and perform best when the general economy and market indices are healthy.

Not exact matches

This wasn't unexpected, since the market was rising in just the right mix of conditions: Volatility as measured by the Cboe's index was at historic lows, the GOP was set to pass the most comprehensive corporate - tax reform in decades, and economies around the world were in growth mode.

It is a float - adjusted market capitalization index that consists of indices in 23 emerging economies: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

For instance, in the summer of 2015, Chinese stock markets collapsed and the manufacturing index showed negative results, but our analysis showed only a mild slowdown and growth in some other parts of the economy.

The index is a dynamic measure of personal wealth based on changes in markets, the economy and Bloomberg reporting.

The November 2013 Wells Fargo / Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index survey found investors more confident in the stock market than in other aspects of the economy; still, fewer than four in 10 said the stock market is an excellent or good way for average Americans to grow their assets.

By 1992, Japan's Nikkei stock index plunged to 15,000 from its peak of nearly 40,000 and the country's real estate markets were decimated along with the rest of the economy.

Indeed, Dow Jones likens the Global Dow to a Dow Jones industrial average for the global economy, and the Averages Committee selects the components of the index using objective criteria such as market capitalization, as well more subjective factors like a company's reputation and to what extent it is of interest to investors.

Fears of an incipient trade war between the world's two largest economies sent the Standard & Poor's 500 - stock index tumbling 2.23 percent and pushed markets into correction territory.

The companies that make it into the index are chosen by the Wall Street Journal to collectively reflect the broader market and U.S. economy.

The answer can be found in a weak U.S. dollar (the dollar index has wallowed around the 90 mark for much of 2018, after a stunning free fall in 2017), an immense fiscal expansion in the last decade pushing the economy toward overheating, a tight labor market, and recent (albeit modest) price pressure in the wake of trade war possibilities and tariff talk, Slok said.

I also pointed out that Nigerian manufacturing was already in recession by then and noted that «all major macroeconomic indices are trending negative» including inflation, FX and capital markets, and jobs and warned that «the Nigerian economy exhibits recessionary conditions with Q2 growth approaching one - third of the level just one year earlier» and counselled that «the slide to an actual recession may still be averted with a strong economic team and sound policy».

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With indexed annuities, retirement savings are protected from market losses, providing safety for those growing more risk adverse with age and today's turbulent economy.

A change in the Dow has a huge impact on the average investorâ $ ™ s concept of the economy, the overall stock market, and even the world economy, although it is a mathematically - flawed index.

But the market also got off to a rocky start last year when jitters about emerging economies and a weak manufacturing report in China sent stocks on a slide that left the Standard & Poor's 500 index down roughly 6 % as of early February.

It's one thing to recommend index funds to an individual investor, it's another thing altogether to say that indexing has no ill - effects on the capital markets and economy as a whole.

But owning Berkshire doesn't give you the same broad exposure to the overall economy and the market as you get from a total stock index fund or ETF.

The MSCI EAFE index tracks equities in developed economies of Europe, Australia and the Far East (hence the EAFE acronym) and is the simplest way for Canadians to get exposure to markets in Japan, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland and Australia etc..

But while experts use numbers, charts and statistics such as the unemployment rate, money supply growth, exchange rate fluctuations and various market indexes to track the economy, consumers can also detect what's going on based on what they see at the cash register.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index: This index measures the stock market returns of 26 emerging market economies around the world: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and VenezIndex: This index measures the stock market returns of 26 emerging market economies around the world: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezindex measures the stock market returns of 26 emerging market economies around the world: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela.

It is one of the most widely followed stock market indices and considered the leading indicator of the U.S. economy.

Investing in the stock market as a whole though, as index funds do, means you're effectively investing in the American economy (and even larger than that, since we have plenty of global companies).

The Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund will be the first broad - based market - cap - weighted index fund to include both all - cap exposure and China A - shares.2 The changes will move the fund closer to market - cap weightings and provide investors with more complete and diversified exposure to a key emerging economy and the second - largest stock market in the world by market Index Fund will be the first broad - based market - cap - weighted index fund to include both all - cap exposure and China A - shares.2 The changes will move the fund closer to market - cap weightings and provide investors with more complete and diversified exposure to a key emerging economy and the second - largest stock market in the world by market index fund to include both all - cap exposure and China A - shares.2 The changes will move the fund closer to market - cap weightings and provide investors with more complete and diversified exposure to a key emerging economy and the second - largest stock market in the world by market cap.3

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is made up of 23 high - growth economies including India, China and Brazil.

True diversification requires more than just stock investing: remember that index funds only go up when the entire economy goes up — and we have happened to enjoy a 25 year joyride of amazing overall market returns.

If youâ $ ™ ve studied the economy and you have a strong view on where the market is headed, you may want to sidestep the index and invest with a manager whose viewpoint agrees with your own.

The Standard & Poor's 500 is an index of 500 of the most widely held stocks — leading companies from all sectors of the economy — chosen for their market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.

Growth stocks are volatile when compared to broad market indexes and they are tied to the health of U.S. economy as a whole.

Chill out and be positive on the long term growth of the global economy, and the market indexes will respond in time to that growth.

However, given the collapse in the index of nearly 30 % over the last month, and the potential implications for domestic economy and markets, I thought it was most apropos.

In the latter case, both the economy and the market were unarguably weak in early 2009, but by August, the New Orders Index had ticked above the neutral stance of 50, even with the equity market's trailing real - price return down a depressing 22 %.

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The annual expense ratio on the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index ETF (NYSEArca: VWO) and on seven other Vanguard ETFs dropped today, a function of asset growth in the past year that improved economies of scale and triggered the decline for Vanguard, a mutually owned fund company that runs all its funds at cost.

TRMI v3.0 also includes expanded sentiment coverage of national fixed income securities and stock market indexes for the top 61 global economies and the Eurozone.

The benchmark index took its biggest loss since Feb. 8, when it tumbled almost 4 % as investors worried that rising inflation would slow the progress of the market and the U.S. economy.

The third edition of MarketPsych Indices boasts enhanced sentiment coverage of national fixed income securities and stock market indexes for the top 61 world economies and the Eurozone as well as expanded coverage of currencies, countries, and agricultural commodities asset classes.

TRMI v3.0 also expands sentiment coverage of national fixed income securities and stock market indexes for the Eurozone and the top 61 global economies.

The Hays Global Skills Index 2013 measures several key indicators that determine a country's skill shortages including strength and resilience of its economy, labour market health, quality and flexibility of education, and the demand and supply of labour (particularly in high - skills industries and occupations).

Considering all the uncertainty that's been attached to the new administration in Washington — either warranted or not — it's good to know that investors in the capital markets haven't turned bearish on the American economy; in fact, they've been quite bullish, as all major indexes are up since the election and have mostly been backed by strong Q4 earnings.

The index is based on research conducted twice a year by Ipsos Reid to gauge Ontarian's perceptions of the real estate market and the economy.

Consumer confidence This Conference Board index (base level of 100 set in 1985) measures consumers» attitudes toward the economy, the local job market, and their own financial condition.