Investigating investment

Article Abstract:

Conventional measures of investment seem to indicate that the US has invested a significantly smaller proportion of its GDP than western European countries in the 1990s. However, these measures of investment are misleading. When investment is defined more broadly, it is seen that US investment has actually been higher than the average for wealthy countries. Conventional statistics have become increasingly unrepresentative as the importance of intangible investment in areas such as human capital has grown.

Gross Domestic Investment

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Exit Europe

Article Abstract:

Investors are favoring bonds over company stocks, and the rising value of the yen gives Japan the most attractive bond market. Stockmarket shares worldwide have dropped 2.9% on the Morgan Stanley Index, while bonds have gained 22.4% on the Salomon World Bond index.

Bonds, Bonds (Securities)

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Derive and rule

Article Abstract:

The futures and options markets in Europe continue to thrive on the uncertain fate of the exchange-rate mechanism. Their growth is indicative of the international trend in those markets, as they are seen as an effective tool in risk management.

Options (Finance), Futures market, Futures markets

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