Global Markets

Global bond markets
Global share markets
Global commodity markets
Global currency markets

What is a Bull market?

When the security / commodity rises >= 20% from recent lows over a sustained period of time (lasts for months, even years). Usually hard to predict, only recognised after it happened.

What is a Bear market?

When the security / commodity falls >= 20% from recent highs over a sustained period of time (eg 2 months or more)

What to do in a Bear Market?

TBD

Global Emerging Markets

An emerging market is a developing country. 4 largest are BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China).

Current according to Wikipedia
2013 according to Bloomberg

Continents	Example countries
Asia	China, India, Indonesia, Turkey
Africa	Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Senegal
Europe (east)	Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland
North america	Mexico, Dominican Republic
South america	Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia