developing nations

How Emerging Markets Can Avoid Getting Burned by Hot Money


Why the Fed's Stimulus Only Boosts Emerging Markets

When QE2 is complete, the Fed's bond purchases will have injected $1.7 trillion in liquidity into the markets since 2008 in an effort to boost corporate investment in new production and new jobs in the U.S. Instead, companies are taking cash raised here and investing it in emerging markets.

Can the Global Economy Thrive Without the U.S.?

Three years ago, the financial crisis that hit America spread across the globe, dragging the world into its deepest recession in seven decades. Now, the U.S. recovery is losing momentum, but economists say this time, when America sneezes, the world doesn't have to catch a cold.

Why the Financial Crisis Spells the End of Western Power


World Population Growth: Time to Invest in Agriculture

As the Russian wheat shortage sends food prices soaring, investors should note that such stories are going to become only more common as the developing world expands. For this and other reasons, the agriculture sector is worth considering.