Lets Keep it in Perspective

The market value as of mid June for the equity markets...

1) USA $15.2 trillion
2) Japan $4.4 trillion
3) U.K $2.9 trillion
4) Hong Kong $1.3 trillion
5) Russia $694 billion
6) South Korea $656 billion
7) India $510 billion
8) Brazil $478 billion

Emerging markets are small relative to the USA. Just three companies make up 1/3 of India's index.

The USA is the leader and will continue to be so......for a very long time!

Iran is making a huge mistake not negotiating on the nuclear issue....it will end poorly for its leadership.

Private equity is done/ peaked...they have bagged now too many institutional buyers on their Ipos. look at Burger king today down 13% having come public last month..Now Carlyle is starting a new hedge fund....which too has peaked....

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