The Dow Jones Industrial Average, again, broke an all-time record, jumping 78 to 15,549. Interestingly enough, YouGovBrandIndex today reported that the #1 company is Ford, while Amazon.com is #2. Why is this interesting? I have two stock market accounts, with Ameritrade and E-Trade. In one, Amazon.com has jumped 1,706% since I bought it some years ago, while Ford has improved 891% in the other.
How does the USA compare with Germany, Japan and China?
The USA and Germany start in 1987, while Japan is from 1985 and China from 1990. However, it's pretty clear that the markets for the USA and Germany are similar, while Japan has been woefully lacking since early 1990 when the bubble burst, and China has not recovered since 2007. The situation is magnified (meaning worse) if these charts are inflation adjusted. In other words, using the Consumer Price Index, in 1990, the Japan Nikkei's near 40,000 is higher than 70,000, or the 14,590 today is only 21% of what it was in 1990. In comparison, today is the day when the Dow Jones broke an all-time high.
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