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8 Foreign Picks to Diversify Your Portfolio

10/21/2018, 4:20:58 AM
Investors may be missing out if they fail to consider companies overseas. ✔ Part of that may be mean reversion, and part of it may be pressure from geopolitical issues such as tariffs enacted by the U.S., heightened trade war rhetoric, and some jitters surrounding Brexit and Italian budget woes ✔ Here are eight foreign stocks, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to consider


China says must balance stable growth and risk prevention

10/21/2018, 7:56:33 AM
China must balance the need for stable growth while managing risks and maintain ... ✔ REUTERS/Stringer Data released on Friday showed the world’s second largest economy growing at its weakest pace since the global financial crisis, underscoring challenges for Beijing amid an escalating trade war with the United States and sluggish domestic demand ✔ China has been gradually easing monetary and fiscal policy in recent months to support growth ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Korea and China to hold fine dust talks in December

10/21/2018, 8:26:27 AM
undefined ✔ Fine dust coming from China is likely to be on the agenda during the meeting ✔ As the air pollution issue has become a serious social concern, the government announced in August it will limit both the number of vehicles on the road and the operating hours of facilities that generate pollution when the fine dust alert is in effect, starting next year


The 10 most ‘valuable’ countries in the world in one chart

10/20/2018, 9:32:15 PM
Measuring something as intangible as a country’s image is a tough, if not an elusive, task. But Brand Finance, a company that specializes in putting value to corporate brands, attempted to do just that by evaluating the countries on three key metrics—goods and services, investment, and society. ✔ Under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel, the country’s image was bolstered by its growing influence in the global economy and politics ✔ Sue Chang Sue Chang is a MarketWatch reporter in San Francisco ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment


China’s slowing economic growth should not be a concern

10/21/2018, 11:11:50 AM
undefined ✔ If the Chinese government had not made such a fetish of its growth targets, nobody would care at all about this slowdown ✔ They have allowed local governments to tap the bond market more actively and cut banks’ reserve requirements for the third time this year, in order to lower interest rates and increase credit to companies


Emerging-market bonds lose luster as capital flees

10/20/2018, 10:02:46 PM
Debt issuance drops 25% as US rate hikes expose risks ✔ In the three years from 2018, a total of $3.2 trillion in bonds issued by developing nations will face redemption ✔ With the U.S. and Europe moving to exit easy money and tighten monetary policy, the world will continue to see the consequences of the long monetary easing period, said Abdallah Nauphal of Britain's Insight Investment


Democrats Have Shot at Reclaiming Several Midwest Governorships

10/21/2018, 11:13:36 AM
Candidates vying for governors’ seats across the Midwest are facing tight races in a test of the loyalty of voters who propelled Donald Trump to victory in 2016. ✔ Kim Reynolds, left, and Democratic candidate Fred Hubbell participated in a gubernatorial debate in Ankeny, Iowa, on Oct. 10 ✔ States where governorships could flip from red to blue in the November midterms include Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Iowa ✔ Polling shows that Democrats are fired up, and that’s why you are seeing closer races, he said


Doubts grow over US equity outlook

10/21/2018, 11:44:43 AM
undefined ✔ She added that there is little reason to de-rate the US stock market further from here but if any cracks appear in revenue growth forecasts from companies during the third-quarter earnings season, investors might question the sustainability of US economic expansion


China's propaganda machine takes aim at American soybean farmers

10/20/2018, 5:15:51 PM
"It's the first time I've ever seen anything like this in a heartland city" ✔ U.S. farmers and manufacturers are smart enough to understand their self-interest, said Elizabeth Economy of the Council on Foreign Relations ✔ However, it seems more likely their economic muscle, rather than their clumsy PR efforts, will have actual impact


WTO suffers collateral damage from Trump and China

10/21/2018, 7:53:38 AM
undefined ✔ Wanted: a credible mediator to bring a global trade war to armistice ✔ That appeals to a wider view, held by people like John Bolton [Mr Trump’s national security adviser], that the US should not be subject to supranational courts ✔ Chinese officialdom quietly admits there is need for reform


Fears Hong Kong is losing its freedom as China tightens grip on city

10/20/2018, 7:43:13 PM
A number of moves by China have led some to proclaim ‘the death of Hong Kong’ as Beijing points to economic growth ✔ President Donald Trump's newest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is expected to face punishing questioning from Democrats this week over his endorsement of presidential immunity and his opposition to abortion AFP/Getty 47/50 4 September 2018 Damaged traffic boards and telecommunication relay poles after they were brought down by strong winds caused by typhoon Jebi in Osaka


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