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Consumer spending in India (INDL) stood at ~17.8 trillion rupees in 4Q16, an 11% increase compared to 16.0 trillion rupees in 3Q16.

The Brazilian economy is experiencing contraction due to a fall in commodity prices and the political turmoil. The commodities market is one of Brazil’s most important growth drivers.

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google plans to combine Google Wallet and Android Pay under a single payment service called Google Pay.

“Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs.” – Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician, 2015 If corporate India is to thrive, it needs a healthy, functioning banking system. Socially useful projects and initiatives require capital and banks should be able to allocate this capital efficiently. While progress is being made, India’s banks […]

GoPro (GPRO) accounted for three out of the top five products on a unit basis in the combined digital camera and camcorder segment in the US in 3Q16.

Global investors’ perception of India has dramatically transformed in the last two years.

Demographics are the key to India’s growth story. India’s strength in numbers is one of its biggest advantages over the rest of the world.

India’s strength within the pharmaceutical sector can be seen in the sheer number of pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in the country, which number approximately 10,500.

According to research firm Dell’Oro Group, Ericsson (ERIC) is the leader in the global evolved packet core (or EPC) market.

According to the gold demand trend released by the World Gold Council on January 31, annual gold demand increased by 4% in 2018.

Netflix added 7.0 million subscribers in the third quarter, beating its forecast of 5.0 million subscribers and helping it to report better-than-expected revenue and earnings.

In the first nine months of fiscal 2017, Ericsson’s Managed Services business generated revenues of ~18.3 billion SEK (Swedish kronor), which is equivalent to ~$2.1 billion.

According to a report provided by Markit Economics, Japan’s services PMI (EWJ) (DXJ) remained weaker in December 2017.

Japan’s manufacturing activity in December Japan’s manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers’ index) improved in December 2017, rising to 54 from 53.6 in November 2017. Whereas the index was slightly below the preliminary market estimate of 54.2, it marked the strongest expansion in manufacturing activity since February 2014. The solid rise in Japan’s manufacturing PMI in December 2017 was mainly due […]

Stock markets around the world rallied in 2017. Asian equities, in particular, grabbed investors’ attention in 2017, as they have been outperforming other markets.

In this series, we’ll analyze major emerging nations’ manufacturing and service PMIs (purchasing managers’ indexes).

According to data provided by Markit Economics, the final Markit services PMI (purchasing managers’ index) for India strengthened in October 2017.

Japan’s manufacturing PMI stood at 52.8 in October 2017, compared with 52.90 in September 2017, and beat the preliminary market estimation of 52.5.

The final Markit India Services PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) stood at 50.7 in September 2017 compared to 47.5 in August 2017.

According to the IMF (International Monetary Fund), a moderate progressive tax system may not negatively impact economic growth in developed economies (SPY) (EZU).

On a yearly basis, economic growth in India (INDA) showed a strong improvement of 9.2% in the first quarter of 2016.

In this series, we’ll take a look at the manufacturing activity and service activity of major emerging economies (EEM) (VWO) in August 2017.

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM), which tracks the performance of emerging markets, rose nearly 27.3% on a year-to-date basis as of September 7, 2017.

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is planning to open 1,000 retail stores in India by the end of 2018, which is far more than its current 490 stores.

The service sector PMI (purchasing mangers’ index) in India (INDA) rose to 53.1 in June 2017, compared to 52.2 in May.

Uncertainty related to India’s new goods and services tax, which was implemented on July 1, 2017, seemed to affect India’s manufacturing activity in June 2017.

Consumer spending in India (INDA) is expected to grow via remonetization and other reforms undertaken by its government in 2017.

Asian equities have seen a sharp rally in 2017 due to attractive valuations and upward earnings potential.

Asian nations (AAXJ) are experiencing a continuation of the economic recovery that has been going on for a couple of quarters now.

Apple (AAPL) had a market share of 14.9% in the global Smartphone market at the end of 1Q17. Apple’s market share in 1Q16 was 15.4%.

Manufacturing activity in India lost momentum in May 2017, with the India Manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers’ index) recording a decline.

Consumer price inflation in India stood at ~2.2% on a YoY (year-over-year) basis in May 2017, as compared to its 2.99% rise in April 2017.

Economic growth in India (INDA) slowed during the country’s fiscal 4Q16 (January 2017–March 2017), revealing the impact of demonetization.

Indian equities have remained steady in June 2017, but markets remain cautious about the end of the quarter, given the impact of the GST (Goods and Services Tax).

The Merval Index, Argentina’s benchmark index, has risen about 10.5% so far in 2017 as of June 23.

The Nikkei Manufacturing PMI in India dropped to 51.6 in May 2017 compared to 52.5 in April 2017.

A higher allocation to Asia could certainly provide diversification benefits to investors while enhancing their risk-adjusted returns.

The EAFE Index provides exposure to slow-growing developed markets while disregarding Asia’s fast-growing markets (FXI) (INDA).

Total factor productivity measures increases in overall output due to technological advancement without an increase in inputs.

Asian economies’ rapid urbanization is notable. A shift is expected to unfold in the next few decades, which should boost development and business growth.

India’s trade gap increased 173.5% on a year-over-year basis to ~$13.3 billion in April 2017, beating the market’s expectations of an ~$12.8 billion gap.

India’s stock market performance has picked up pace since the beginning of 2017. The S&P BSE Sensex has gained about 10% year-to-date through May 18, 2017.

The improved growth in emerging markets was led by a cyclical recovery in Brazil (EWZ) and Russia (ERUS).

The implementation of the Goods and Service Tax (or GST) in India is expected to begin on July 1, 2017.

The two benchmark equity indices—the Nifty 50 and the S&P BSE Sensex—fell each trading day since the demonetization except for November 10 and November 22.

The demonetization of the 500 rupee note and the 1,000 rupee note will likely hit the Indian economy hard in the short term.

The 500 rupee note and the 1,000 rupee note were demonetized at midnight on November 8. The move aimed to curb black money in the financial system.

In its October World Economic Outlook, the IMF projected that India’s economic growth would reach 7.6% in both 2016 and 2017.

Equities gain Indian equities rose on October 4, 2016, the day of the RBI’s (Rerserve Bank of India) latest monetary policy announcement. The central bank’s cut of its repo rate had a positive effect on equities, with bonds rising initially along with the Indian rupee. Banking and telecom stocks were among major gainers during the […]

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