Top Emerging Markets Archive - India

The Olympics are now well under way, and this is an exciting time for both sports lovers and investors. That's because many investors are getting a good look at the world for global investment opportunites. And at the top of their list is India --many have seen the wealth that some Indian investors have accumulated and want to get in on the profits, too. But is the time right to invest in this emerging country? I recently traveled to India to answer this question, so read on for my analysis.

Oil prices are painfully high right now, and it seems as if the worst is yet to come. Morgan Stanley predicted that the price of oil would reach $150 per barrel within the next month, and I think that they could shoot even higher from there. Demand from emerging markets is putting a big pinch on supplies, and there is a general sense that we may have reached "peak oil." Read on for my analysis of this situation.

India and Vietnam both have incredibly fast-growing economies. But as these emerging countries quickly grow to join the ranks of other major economic players, they are running into a huge problem -- record-high inflation. To learn about how high inflation rates are affecting the economic growth of India and Vietnam, read on.

In the past few months, the price of food has gone through the roof. The cost of milk, eggs, bread, and meat has reached staggering highs. And considering that the strong food demand from China and other emerging countries isn't slowing any time soon, I think that this food crisis will last for a while. Read further to learn about China's impact on global food supplies, as well as other contributing factors to the crisis.

Countries all around the world are suffering from high inflation. Emerging countries, in particular, are dealing with increased prices on almost everything. You can see this in India, where the inflation rate just hit the highest point in over three years, and in China, where prices are also rising quickly. Read on to learn about how inflation is affecting these emerging countries.

During a recent trip to Asia, I noticed that there was an increasing cooperation between many Asian countries, particularly China and India. These two countries have key resources that the other country could greatly benefit from, and I think that their increasing collaboration will create an important economic theme in the 21st century.

Crude oil prices are marching higher this week, and I expect prices at the pump to only get worse as we enter the summer months. Many Wall Streeters think that the growth in U.S. oil inventory will alleviate the pricing pressure on oil prices, but they are failing to consider the impact of emerging market demand. Read on to learn about how emerging markets are having a significant impact on higher oil prices.

Asian stocks rose last week, completing their biggest weekly gain this year. But despite these gains this past week, the overall picture for first quarter is not as bright, as global financial woes are starting to take a toll on Asian economies. I want to take a deeper look into how the global economic crisis is affecting the markets in Asia.

It has been quite a week on Wall Street -- investors have experienced whiplash from watching U.S. stocks sink to recent lows before bouncing dramatically yesterday after the Fed announced a recovery plan. Let's talk about the current economic picture in the United States, and what it all means for us as investors, as well as what's happening in Asian markets.

The recent credit crunch has highlighted one of gold's major draws -- its ability to be a safe haven for cash. Lately, as the market has become increasingly volatile, investors have turned to gold and made it one of the strongest asset classes right now. There are valuable trends developing with gold, as demand for the metal has been the strongest in years, and I think it is a smart place for us to turn for profits.

The ongoing financial crisis in the U.S. has had a direct impact on the global gold market. According to the most recent data from the World Gold Council, international gold demand surged 30% to a record $20.7 billion in the third quarter of 2007 from the same period one year ago. Bullion's safe-haven and hedging characteristics are especially attractive to investors during the current period of instability, greater inflationary fears and a declining U.S. dollar.

We've talked a lot about the housing and financial services industries and how they've been the source of much of the downward market pressure. Today, I'd like to talk about an industry that's usually considered "defensive" because many investors seek it out when the market heads south. I'm talking about healthcare, and if you think we're too savvy here to be investing in big, old, defensive healthcare stocks, you're only half right.

There has been no holiday cheer on Wall Street this week -- U.S. stocks experienced the steepest weekly drop in a month. Some of the losses may have been due to the recent CPI announcement. The consumer price index jumped 0.8% in November, the most since September 2005.