Barclays Bank PLC iPath ETNs linked to the MSCI India Total Return Index (INP)

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  • commenter
    Sep 01 01:35 PM
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    India's Growth Rate Slows Further In Q2 2008 [view article]
    Edward:
    The drop in 2nd qtr from 8.8 to 7.9% does not bother me as much as the manufacturing number dropping from 10.9 to 5.8%. That is almost a 50% decline. Are there some seasonal indicators at work there that may be "skewing" the numbers? You know better than most how important manufacturing growth is to India's economy. They have to reverse that number and do it rather quickly before the downward momentum gets out of control. NIce job reporting the latest data from the Sub-continent. Thanks.

    Yank
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    Sep 01 10:04 AM
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    Key ETF Performance [view article]
    Are there specific families of ETFs you are promoting? If so, disclosure is needed. If not, disclosure is also needed. Why should I read you when Barron's and WSJ offer a more comprehensive listing? Reply
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    Sep 01 08:19 AM
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    India's Growth Rate Slows Further In Q2 2008 [view article]
    slow down in passenger car sales is good for the economy and pollution control.But the natural disater of floods in Bihar can have bad effects on some mining sector industries. Reply
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    Sep 01 06:52 AM
    India's Growth Rate Slows Further In Q2 2008 [view article]
    India faces strong domestic challenges, with inflation near 16-year and fiscal deficit likely to exceed the targeted 2.5%. The central bank will surely go for another interest rate hike to contain inflation and this will be bad for the markets. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 31 12:04 PM
    India's Growth Rate Slows Further In Q2 2008 [view article]
    nine percent growing economy is not too bad. Reply
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    Aug 31 10:10 AM
    India's Growth Rate Slows Further In Q2 2008 [view article]
    If India slows, China probably will also. Someone said reported growth in China is overstated, the market's verdict says it is since the Chinese equity index has dropped 60% in the past year. Someone said the market is "the boss", there is some truth there. For long momentum players, it is time to observe carefully the topping out process. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 29 05:08 AM
    Outlook for the Indian Economy [view article]
    Very well written article. But I do feel one aspect of rising inflation has been missed by the author.

    Considering that vehicle ownership in india is not very large, a lot of inflationary pressure comes from agricultural commodities. With the rising food prices, there has been a significant increase in investment in agriculture as evident from the agri export numbers. It is however hard to accurately incorporate contribution from this into the GDP as a lot of commodities (esp vegetables) are a part of a very disorganized and local market. This contribution however is vital in the long run in distributing income far from the financial centers in the metros. As long as the government is not too punishing on the export-import policies, a growth of even 7% with the added agri contributions should be better for India
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  • commenter
    Aug 28 11:58 AM
    The Emerging Markets Cell Phone Index [view article]
    I completely agree, but where\how can you track cell phone growth by country? Reply
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    Aug 25 04:44 AM
    Total Returns by Country Since March 2003 [view article]
    Indonesia (Jakarta Composite Index) up 443% for that period, better than Brazil. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 25 04:29 AM
    Total Returns by Country Since March 2003 [view article]
    Why omit Norway? The index has gone from appx. 98 to 420. In my book that is not too bad. Reply
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    Aug 25 04:21 AM
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    Total Returns by Country Since March 2003 [view article]
    Jim Rogers has been saying to invest in Taiwan. Its one of the most depressed markets and has a lot of potencial.

    jimrogers-investments....
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  • commenter
    Aug 24 10:34 PM
    Total Returns by Country Since March 2003 [view article]
    I'd like to see the exchange rate adjusted returns as well. And to note also that Brazil was pretty much starting in the sub-basement to generate such returns. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 24 09:58 PM
    Total Returns by Country Since March 2003 [view article]
    Bespoke needs to go over to Gannett and hire an out-of-work copy editor to edit its copy. This is poorly written.

    What's being compared to what here? If the "MSCI World Index Local Currency" index is up 68%, how come the 22 listed components are up far more than 68% on a "total return" basis? Isn't this perhaps a story on currency inflation?

    Fill in the gap in the logic here, I am not a mind reader.
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  • commenter
    Aug 24 06:19 PM
    Total Returns by Country Since March 2003 [view article]
    Interesting. Good stuff. How much of this is due to the currency exchange rates/weak dollar? Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 24 03:56 PM
    Total Returns by Country Since March 2003 [view article]
    Interesting article, I think that it is also important to look at the break down between different sectors and sub-sectors.

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