Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Pete Rathburn is a copy editor and ...

We investigated the performance of the US stock market and factors on, and around, GDP release events. Perhaps counterintuitively, we found that on days when GDP figures were released, the Russell ...

The PPP metric compares goods prices across countries to show the exchange rate at which currencies buy the same basket of goods.(Currency) Global professional services firm, Ernst & Young (EY), ...

The IMF has increased the projected GDP growth for China to 6.7 percent in 2017 and average annual growth of 6.4 percent between 2018-20. Previous predictions from the IMF had China at 6.2% or less ...

GDP PPP of any country reflects the overall purchasing power and cost of living, offering a clearer picture of a nation's economic reality. And when it comes to Asia, everyone knows how its economy is ...

The Republic of Ireland is an island European nation made up of most of the island of Ireland. It has a $633 billion economy in PPP terms, and the high GDP per capita is unsurprising due to the nature ...

The poorest countries in Asia struggle with poor infrastructure & unemployment. Key Solutions include improving infrastructure & political systems to overcome poverty. Despite major economies, Asia ...