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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

America - An Emerging Market?

An unpredictable America looks more and more like an emerging market
https://www.ft.com/content/5f83a3fc-74e6-4b00-a3cd-aa9a81bb21a7
Stock markets are roaring but political volatility and social tensions make some investors see the US as a risk to be hedged against
 
Related: https://financialpost.com/financial-times/america-looks-like-emerging-market 

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Demographics and China's Housing Market

China’s Housing Glut Collides with Its Shrinking Population
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-housing-glut-population-economy-09cffa6a
Many cities are stuck with empty homes that they will likely never fill, adding to the country’s economic woes 

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Comparison of Healthcare Systems


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Foreign Funding for Africa

Rethinking Foreign Funding for Africa
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/overhauling-development-financing-for-africa-by-kenneth-rogoff-2024-10
Ken Rogoff:
African countries’ large and growing debt burdens have become a major obstacle to poverty reduction. Western countries must stop exacerbating the continent’s problems and offer debt relief by substituting grants for loans and forcing private lenders to settle sovereign-debt disputes in borrower-country courts. 

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Natural Disasters: Impact on Residential Value

In a Florida Town Ravaged by Storms, Homeowners All Want to Sell
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/st-petersburg-florida-homeowners-hurricane-insurance-cost-4bc92822
Ballooning home insurance costs and the perennial threat of violent storms hit Tampa Bay housing market hard. 

As Florida Storms Worsen, Some in Tampa Bay Wonder: Is Living There Worth It? 
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/us/hurricane-helene-tampa-bay-florida-worries.html
Residents of the booming region are confronting a new reality: Even when storms make landfall far away, their impact is being felt.

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