The US today appears to resemble the performance of the Australian economy and share market following its early 1990s financial crisis and recession.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for Japan decreased 0.1 percent, while The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index (CEI) increased 0.6 percent in July.
Monthly Commentary as of August 2010 by Dr. Mark Mobius, Executive Chairman, Templeton Emerging Markets Group.
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