Foreign dire investment
Mondial Dubai - Chart Of The Week
by Mondial Dubai
2w ago
What does the chart show? This chart shows the quarterly inflows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into China since 1998. FDI is a component of a country’s Balance of Payments, representing investments made by foreign entities that involve a lasting interest and a level of control in the host country. This facilitates a country’s economic development by fostering the diffusion of technologies, job creation and the transfer of skills, thereby stimulating growth and enhancing global competitiveness. The chart highlights how the latest figure indicates net inflows turning negative for the first ..read more
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No yen-d in sight
Mondial Dubai - Chart Of The Week
by Mondial Dubai
1M ago
What does the chart show?   This week’s chart shows the exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar (showing JPY per 1 USD). This highlights how the yen has depreciated to its lowest closing level against the dollar since 1990. The yen has also been the worst performer amongst all major currencies in 2023, returning -13.67% so far. This weakening is primarily a result of wide rate differentials relative to the US where treasury yields increased by over 100 basis points year-to-date. This occurs when investors seek higher yields abroad causing the yen to be sold in exchange for ..read more
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India-niable outperformance
Mondial Dubai - Chart Of The Week
by Mondial Dubai
1M ago
What does the chart show?   This chart shows the cumulative returns over the past three years of main India, China, Emerging Markets and US equity indices. The trends reveal how, amidst a challenging macro environment with economies recovering from the pandemic and withstanding high interest rates, India has performed best. What is also striking is India’s performance in comparison to Emerging Markets in particular China, who have been dealing with cyclical and structural challenges, including a property crisis, high debts, dwindling consumer sentiment and geopolitical tensions. In contra ..read more
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Bond voyage!
Mondial Dubai - Chart Of The Week
by Mondial Dubai
1M ago
What does the chart show?   This chart shows the difference in 30-day volatility between the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) and the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF. ETFs are funds traded on stock exchanges and typically hold a range of holdings in a specific asset class with the aim of tracking their overall price movements. In the chart we can see the volatility spread between bond and equity ETFs reaching its highest ever positive level indicating that long term treasuries are at their most volatile in relation to equities. Typically, we would expect to see lower l ..read more
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Treasury hunt
Mondial Dubai - Chart Of The Week
by Mondial Dubai
1M ago
What does the chart show?   This chart shows the yields on treasuries reaching their highest levels since the Global Financial Crisis, fuelled by dramatic sell offs in the past couple weeks. US government-issued debt securities are typically regarded as safe-haven assets with reliable returns, however in recent years this has not been the case. In the past couple of years, central banks have responded to inflationary pressures with an unprecedented series of rate hikes, leading to a dramatic surge in yields. Yields move inversely with prices, so these yield spikes have coincided with stee ..read more
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In trusts we trust
Mondial Dubai - Chart Of The Week
by Mondial Dubai
2M ago
What does the chart show?   This chart shows the discounts of specialist or alternative asset (Association of Investment Companies property, private equity, and infrastructure) investment trusts’ share price to their Net Asset Value (NAV) since 2015. NAV represents the total underlying value of all fund assets per share. Investors gain exposure to these assets by purchasing shares of these investment trusts traded on the stock market, leaving the share price susceptible to the same supply and demand dynamics as traditional stocks, resulting in prices fluctuating either above (premium) or ..read more
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Same, but different
Mondial Dubai - Chart Of The Week
by Mondial Dubai
2M ago
What does the chart show?   This chart shows a comparison between the trends in year-on-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 1966-1980 and 2013-2023, highlighting the striking similarity in the two periods. Not only are the trends eerily reminiscent of the 1970s, but many of the challenges central banks have been faced with are also alike. The pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine bear resemblances to the Yom Kippur War in 1973, as in both instances exogenous shocks caused widespread supply constraints and subsequent inflationary pressures. The chart also illustrates how after an init ..read more
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IPO arm wrestle
Mondial Dubai - Chart Of The Week
by Mondial Dubai
2M ago
What does the chart show? This chart shows the amount raised in the top ten Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in the US over the past five years and the share price performance since the date of their listing. An IPO is a process by which privately owned companies raise capital, offering shares of their company to the public through listing their shares on an exchange. This can be a very challenging and time-consuming process for companies to undertake and leaves their business subject to the intense scrutiny of investors. IPOs are very volatile, risky investments and performance mostly disappo ..read more
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Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Mondial Dubai - Chart Of The Week
by Mondial Dubai
3M ago
What does the chart show?   This chart shows the S&P 500 earnings yield compared to the yield on 10-year US Treasuries since 2010 as a way of measuring the Equity Risk Premium (ERP) over time. The S&P 500 earnings yield gauges the earnings generated by index constituents relative to the index’s current price. When earnings yields are low compared to historical values, this suggests equity markets are overvalued as earnings are not keeping up with price gains, the reciprocal of the Price/Earnings (PE) ratio. A popular way for investors to measure ERP is to compare this to the yield ..read more
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Fitch finds faults
Mondial Dubai - Chart Of The Week
by Mondial Dubai
4M ago
What does the chart show? This chart illustrates the trends in US 30-year treasury yields over the last three years compared with the total outstanding US public marketable debt, highlighting how the rise in yields aligns with an increase in public borrowing. Over the last week, the yields on these bonds climbed to the highest levels seen this year, reaching 4.32% following concerns regarding the trajectory of US debt leading to a credit ratings downgrade enforced by Fitch, and an announcement by the Treasury of an increase in borrowing in Q3. This is only the second ratings downgrade ever, af ..read more
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