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Monday, June 5, 2017
Repaving the ancient Silk Routes: PwC Growth Markets Centre launches new report
Friday, May 26, 2017
Guatemala Current Account
Guatemala recorded a Current Account surplus of 44.60 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2016. Current Account in Guatemala averaged -232.61 USD Million from 2004 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 522.20 USD Million in the first quarter of 2016 and a record low of -759.50 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2007. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides – Guatemala Current Account – actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
May 26, 2017 at 10:10PM
from Banco De Guatemala
Guatemala Balance of Trade
Guatemala recorded a trade deficit of 505.80 USD Million in March of 2017. Balance of Trade in Guatemala averaged -370.96 USD Million from 1995 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 68.20 USD Million in March of 1996 and a record low of -838.60 USD Million in October of 2013. Guatemala’s structural trade deficit reflects the country’s need for oil (over 25 percent of total imports). Guatemala is a net exporter of coffee, apparel, sugar and precious metals. The United States is the Guatemala’s main trading partner with 38 percent of the imports and 40 percent of the exports. Others include: Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras. This page provides – Guatemala Balance of Trade – actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
May 26, 2017 at 10:10PM
from Banco de Guatemala
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May 26, 2017 at 10:03PM
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May 26, 2017 at 10:12PM
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Guatemala Government Revenues
Government Revenues in Guatemala increased to 5797.60 GTQ Million in April from 5024.60 GTQ Million in March of 2017. Government Revenues in Guatemala averaged 2487.75 GTQ Million from 1995 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 6468.80 GTQ Million in July of 2016 and a record low of 451 GTQ Million in September of 1995. Government Revenues refer to all receipts the government gets, including taxes, custom duties, revenue from state-owned enterprises, capital revenues and foreign aid. Government Revenues are part of government budget balance calculation. This page provides – Guatemala Government Revenues- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
May 26, 2017 at 10:10PM
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China ‘playing the falling odds’: Rajan
May 26, 2017 at 10:03PM
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Guatemala Government Budget Value
Guatemala recorded a government budget surplus of 367.50 GTQ Million in April of 2017. Government Budget Value in Guatemala averaged -408.82 GTQ Million from 1995 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 1702.30 GTQ Million in October of 2014 and a record low of -4406.70 GTQ Million in December of 2011. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides – Guatemala Government Budget Value – actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
May 26, 2017 at 10:10PM
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May 26, 2017 at 10:03PM
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Guatemala Fiscal Expenditure
Fiscal Expenditure in Guatemala increased to 5430.10 GTQ Million in April from 4831.70 GTQ Million in March of 2017. Fiscal Expenditure in Guatemala averaged 2895.75 GTQ Million from 1995 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 8100.50 GTQ Million in December of 2014 and a record low of 228.60 GTQ Million in January of 1997. Fiscal expenditure refers to the sum of government expenses, including spending on goods and services, investment and transfer payments like social security and unemployment benefits. Fiscal expenditure are part of government budget balance calculation. This page provides – Guatemala Fiscal Expenditure- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
May 26, 2017 at 10:10PM
from Banco de Guatemala
Guatemala Imports
Imports in Guatemala increased to 1600.30 USD Million in March from 1351.80 USD Million in February of 2017. Imports in Guatemala averaged 910.15 USD Million from 1995 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 1668.20 USD Million in May of 2014 and a record low of 214 USD Million in January of 1995. Guatemala’s main imports are oil, capital goods and consumer goods. Guatemala’s main import partner is the United States (38 percent of total imports). Others include: Mexico, China, and Central America. This page provides – Guatemala Imports – actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
May 26, 2017 at 10:10PM
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Warren Buffett: One metric tells me the most about the future
May 09, 2017 at 10:11PM
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Shares of Spirit Airlines (SAVE) Tumble After Flight Cancellations, Airport Chaos
On Tuesday, shares of discount airliner Spirit Airlines SAVE are tumbling, down about 3.8% in late-morning trading after the company had to abruptly cancel nine flights Monday evening, with passenger frustration culminating in fights with Spirit employees at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida.
In the latest incident of airline chaos, multiple videos were posted online showing altercations that had broken out between travelers and airline employees, with authorities doing their best to restore order. While some passengers were pulled aside from the crowd, others were forcibly taken to the ground or placed in handcuffs.
Passengers erupted in anger overnight after Spirit Airlines canceled *nine* flights at @FLLFlyer. WATCH: https://t.co/8IU6ecDHhs http://pic.twitter.com/i0Skl41Jql
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) May 9, 2017
But problems have certainly been building for Spirit, as the airline had to cancel almost 300 flights over the past seven days due to its lawsuit against its own pilot union. The airline alleges “an unlawful job action by Spirit pilots,” and said that the Air Line Pilots Association (APLA) and some of its members are “purposely and unlawfully disrupting [its] operations.”
CNN notes that just on Sunday, the airline had to cancel 81 flights, “comprising 17% of the carrier’s scheduled flights for the day.” And, Spirit estimates roughly 20,000 customers have been affected by the lawsuit.
@SpiritAirlines you’re a mess in ft lauderdale. Employees give no answers and rude to passengers. http://pic.twitter.com/coaoOHIgY6
— tees32??? (@TinaStawinski) May 7, 2017
“The Spirit pilots’ concerted refusal to accept junior assignments or pick up open time flying has dramatically impacted Spirit’s operations leading to cancellations throughout its system, and most particularly for flights departing from Fort Lauderdale, Chicago-O’Hare, Detroit, and Las Vegas,” said the airline.
ALPA has denied the allegations, and said that Spirit’s suit is “unwarranted and counterproductive legal action.”
Spirit is the latest airline company to be embroiled in a public relations disaster since United’s UAL passenger-dragging incident in Chicago on April 9. Since then, customer service on flights have been in the spotlight, with many events captured on video and making headlines: the death of a beloved giant rabbit on a United flight; an American Airline AAL flight attendant allegedly yanking a stroller from a mother; and a family being kicked off a Delta DAL flight over a dispute about a toddler’s ticketed seat.
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May 09, 2017 at 10:04PM
from Madeleine Johnson
Invest Like Warren Buffett with These ETF Strategies
Who doesn’t dream of becoming an investment guru like Warren Buffett, Carl Icahn, Daniel Loeb and David Tepper? After all, these Wall Street legends have made the best use of their money and continue to reap huge returns.
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.B has added more than 125% over the last 10 years (as of May 9, 2017) that is way better than the gain of about 60% from the broader market ETF SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY during the same timeframe.
Below we highlight some snippets from Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting so that retail investors can take cues from them and land up on some possibly fascinating investing strategies via stocks and ETFs.
Invest in Apple ETFs
Buffett is outright bullish on Apple. He indicated that Apple stock is a buy candidate as consumers ‘want the product’ despite its prices. The in-fashion stock gained over 2.7% on May 8, 2017 after Berkshire Hathaway revealed that it beefed up its stake in the company to about $20 billion in recent months, as perMarketWatch.
The Apple stock has a Momentum score of ‘A’ along with a Value score of ‘B.’ Investors intending to follow Buffett and be part of Apple’s growth story, can play ETFs like iShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF IYW, Select Sector SPDR Technology ETF XLK and Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT (read: Take a Bite Out of Apple with These ETFs).
Add Amazon to Your Cart
Buffett called himself “too dumb to realize what was going to happen” with Amazon and that’s why did not add the super stock to his kitty. On May 8, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. AMZN added about 1.6%. It has a VGM (Value-Growth-Momentum) score of ‘B.’ The underlying industry of the stock is in top 41% and the Zacks Sector rank is in the top 25%.
Airlines Flying Low, But Make Take Altitude
According to Buffett, the company is “the largest holder of the four largest airlines.” May be airline companies are not giving stellar returns as evident by the 5.9% returns offered by US Global Jets ETF JETS against7.2% returned by SPY, but Buffett seems to be hopeful on the space for the long term.
Buffett expects airlines to “operate at higher degrees of capacity over the next five or 10 years than the historical rates” and appears pleased at the fact that airlines “at present are earning quite high returns on invested capital.” The Zacks sector rank is presently in the bottom 38% (see all industrial ETFs here).
Visit India but be Aware of High Valuation
India ETFs are on a tear this year on economic optimism. Solid GDP data defying demonetization, the win of the pro-growth prime minister’s party in some key states, implementation of goods-and-services tax or GST from July, a weaker greenback and subdued U.S. Treasury bond yields driving foreign inflows benefited India investing (read: 5 Reasons to Buy India ETFs Now).
Buffett also sees ‘incredible‘ potential in India investing. But he also pointed out that “if you tell me a wonderful company in India that might be available for sale, I’ll be there tomorrow.” After a stellar run this year as indicated by the 20.6% returns offered by iShares India 50 INDY and about 40% offered by Columbia India Small Cap ETF SCIN, India ETFs are red hot now. So, investors may land up on those with relatively low valuation. As per an article published on CNNMoney, excessive red tape is another cause that has deterred Buffett from not having a stake in the Indian market.
Rush to Low Cost Funds
Buffett appreciated the low-cost structure offered by index funds and praised Vanguard founder Jack Bogle’s initiatives in offering low-priced products. With several issuers including BlackRock and Fidelity jumping on the bandwagon of fee cut, it is now quite evident that low cost ETFs are the ones that will be in vogue in the coming days and that investors will also be able to make sizable money out of these themes (read: Expenses Matter: Dive into 7 Low Cost ETFs).
Examples of broader market ETFs with ultra-low expense ratios that can be considered at the current operating backdrop are Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF SCHB and iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF ITOT (0.03% expense ratio) and iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF(VTI) (0.04% expense ratio) (read: Why Schwab Will Dominate the World of Low-Cost ETF Investing).
Finally Build a Billionaire-Like Portfolio
While investing in Berkshire or tracking Buffett’s interest in an individual stock and ETF basis is always a good way of following him, there are numerous other ways to imitate this stock market veteran’s investment theme. One can easily get exposure to funds like Direxion iBillionaire ETF IBLN, Validea Market Legends ETF VALX or Guru Holdings Index ETF GURU. These funds generally track investment strategies of Wall Street legends.
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ISHARS-1500 IDX (ITOT): ETF Research Reports
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May 09, 2017 at 10:04PM
from Sanghamitra Saha
Silver has entered a downward spiral and the rest of the year looks bleak
Silver has given back all of its gains for the year.
Since peaking near $18.60 an ounce mid-April, the precious metal has slumped 13%.
The precious metal is losing its allure with miners, commercial users, and consumers at a pace that’s likely to keep prices under pressure through 2017, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
“We believe a price range between $15/oz and $20/oz is sustainable in 2017,” said Michael Widmer and other strategists in a recent note.
“In our view, the lack of upside can be fully explained by fundamentals” of demand and supply, they added.
Silver producers have trimmed their spending on finding new mines, they noted. And because it takes several years to move from discovery to production, the slowdown in mining investment is not likely to raise production in a meaningful way.
On the demand side, silver’s use in photography has fallen as most of the industry has transitioned from print to digital. Also, electronics producers are using less of the metal in their appliances. The decline has steepened as devices get smaller.
Widmer further notes that uptake in the jewelry industry, specifically from China, dropped last year, although it’s starting to stabilize.
Investors are taking notice and shunning assets that are benchmarked off silver. Demand for silver exchange-traded funds jumped from 2006 through 2012 amid expectations that solar panels and appliances would help lift prices. However, inflows have slowed since then.
What’s more unlikely in their view is a drop to $15, they said, which would happen if demand from non-commercial buyers falls even more.
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May 09, 2017 at 10:10PM
from Akin Oyedele
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