Tag Archives: Bovespa

First Three Days in May

The equity market has made a little bit history in the first three days in May.  Only four other times in the last fifty years has the S&p500 opened May with three consecutive down days. Bespoke did some great work … Continue reading

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China Rate Hike: Four Markets to Watch

Fearsome Foursome We’re watching the reaction in four markets to gauge how the Christmas gift from the Kings of the East will affect global risk appetite.   The People’s Bank of China increased both the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis … Continue reading

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End of December Global Stock Returns

The following table shows the 2000-09 average return for each day of the last seven days of the year for the major global averages.  The number 1, for example,  is the last trading day of the year. On average, the … Continue reading

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China Rising: THE MARKET for Exports

We thought these charts of export markets from Barclays Capital to be very illustrious of the dynamic changes taking place in global trade.  China is becoming a larger export market than the U.S. for many countries, including Australia, Brazil, Korea, … Continue reading

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Stat of the Day: Average Daily Return on Up Days…..

We thought this is an interesting statistic.   Of the major equity markets we track, the Brazilian Bovespa ranks número um in terms of the average daily return on up days.  We need to do further work on this,  controlling for … Continue reading

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