Investing in emerging markets has become an increasingly popular choice for many as these nations generally have higher growth prospects, lower levels of debt, and more favorable demographic profiles than their developed market cousins. However, a broad risk off trade has hit stocks in these countries extremely hard as investors the world over look for lower risk options in more familiar regions of the world. This has been especially the case in the world’s top emerging market of China. The nation has been in focus as of late for a number of reasons, all of them bad, as many are beginning to grow worried that the country is going to have a hard landing. First, inflation remains relatively high and a housing bubble continues to be a problem, as many homes are not affordable to the average Chinese citizen in the country’s largest cities. Beyond this, worries over growth in the [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: ETF Pipeline: Van Eck Planning “Dim Sum” Bond ETFs ETF Research Report Now Available: China ETFs In Focus ETF Insider: Bullish Abroad, Defensive At Home May ETFdb Category Kings: Best Performing ETFs Ten Proposed ETFs To Be Excited For In 2011
Investing in emerging markets has become an increasingly popular choice for many as these nations generally have higher growth prospects, lower levels of debt, and more favorable demographic profiles than their developed market cousins. However, a broad risk off trade has hit stocks in these countries extremely hard as investors the world over look for lower risk options in more familiar regions of the world. This has been especially the case in the world’s top emerging market of China. The nation has been in focus as of late for a number of reasons, all of them bad, as many are beginning to grow worried that the country is going to have a hard landing. First, inflation remains relatively high and a housing bubble continues to be a problem, as many homes are not affordable to the average Chinese citizen in the country’s largest cities. Beyond this, worries over growth in the [...]
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