Global Investment Insights: Monthly Desk Report

If you're eager to get a world perspective on the stock market, today the web site "Investment Insights" has issued it's monthly report, covering the recent topics of the euro crisis, the Middle East and the effects of the U.S. debt ceiling crisis. A must-read for any global investor, here are a few of the insights offered on the report:

-During the month of July markets were weak, with the FTSE 100 index falling 2.2% in line with European and US markets

-The main sticking point to equity market progress is the degree to which the U.S. economic recovery has been impacted by events in Japan

-The euro issue for now is a local one with grave consequences for affected countries, but unlikely to be allowed to spiral out of control

What Makes Emerging Markets Great Investments?

What Makes Emerging Markets Great Investments? - Kenneth Rapoza - BRIC Breaker - Forbes

Here is a great article if you want to read about how to invest money wisely and what markets are ranking high in offshore investing.

“Ranking the BRICs from my favorite to least favorite we’d go with Russia, Brazil, China, India,” says Vlad Signorelli, Global Research Director at boutique investment research firm Brettonwoods Research LLC in New Jersey. Read more here and, as the article suggests, 'See what emerging capital markets will outperform their counterparts in developed countries.'