Could the Coronavirus impact on China and the global economy be the straw that broke the camel’s back? It was only last month that head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva warned that the global economy risks a return of the Great Depression, driven by inequality and financial sector instability. The IMF’s warning came …
Recession
A paralysis in business investment causes a recession, which is characterized by a drop in trade, economic activity is reduced, and there is rising unemployment. A recession is officially declared when Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a measure of economic activity, falls in two successive quarters As Darren Winters explains, a typical economic model of a …
Active trading strategies
So how do active trading strategies differ from a passive investment strategy? In the latter case, passive investing entails a buy-and-hold strategy, such as index investing. The investor buys an index fund, sits on the investment over a long period, irrespective of short term volatility moves. An active trading strategy entails trading on short term …
Top Sectors Movers
So what were the top sector movers in 2019? The Semiconductors sector came first on the list top sector movers in 2019 Semiconductor sector stocks rallied the most last year with AMD being the best performer, up 146% last year. Despite sales expected to shrink in tandem with the global economy. The list of top …