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Israel Summary
Israel Country Analysis ► (edit / improve) Israel (ILS) has a fast growing, technology-intensive economy in South West Asia. Currency: Israel’s currency is overvalued with very low investment flow potential. Investor Survey: Israel’s economic environment is slightly favorable for long term economic growth due to high scores on economic freedom. Trade: Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, the USA are the top export partners, while the leading industry is technology. Commodity: Israel’s lack of arable land requirements that it grow agriculture goods in expensive environments and import the rest. SWOT Analysis: The leading Israeli strength is their regional economic dominance, while the main weakness is their lack of arable land. IT leadership has the opportunity to propel growth, while terrorism could lower short-term growth. Trading Strategy: An overvalued currency, low investment flow potential and moderate business environment leads to a negative outlook for Israeli investments.
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Technology Industry Analysis ► (edit / improve) The technology industry broadly includes companies whose primary function is to create innovative products and processes. Information technology deals with the management and processing of information. Valuation: Based on WikiWealth's Wall Street analysis, this industry is a Hold with slightly negative potential. The Main Street analysis says a Buy, with SWOT strengths much great than weaknesses and SWOT opportunities equal to threats. Trade: Global centers of innovation include: the US, India, Japan, Israel, Korea, and Taiwan, while the main technology commodities include aluminum, copper, and silicon. Trading Strategy: The technology industry tends to be sensitive to economic cycles. Look for undervalued technology investments during economic recessions when stock prices are low and sell technology investments during the late stages of a bull markets when stock prices are high. The global economy is currently in a recession, therefore, it is the perfect time to purchase discretionary investments, because business significantly increase technology investments that they postponed during the recession. Upward sloping stock charts and financial news may indicate a selling opportunity while the opposite means that stocks are becoming undervalued.
Israel's regional technology advantages help it to earn foreign investments. Israel's lack of natural resources drew many human resources to the technology industry.
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USA Country Analysis ► (edit / improve) The United States (US) has a highly productive, capitalist economy and is the largest and most diverse market in the world. Currency: the US dollar (USD) has the potential to increase in value especially versus the Australian and Canadian dollar because of the significant potential of undervalued companies. Investor Survey: the economic environment is very favorable for long term economic growth due to high scores on economic freedom and economic diversity. Trade: China, Japan, Mexico, and Canada are the top US trading partners, while the leading export and import are electrical machinery and vehicles, respectively. Commodity: The US produces a significant amount of coal and wheat for use at home and as an export. However, the US consumes a larger amount of oil, which contributes to their trade deficit. SWOT Analysis: The leading US strength is its entrepreneurial culture, while the main weakness is high health care cost. Energy independence has the opportunity to propel growth, while the major threat is the housing crisis, which will lower growth. Trading Strategy: An undervalued currency, high investment flow potential and favorable business environment lead to a positive outlook for US investments, which will also benefit from positive international actions.
Belgium Country Analysis ► (edit / improve) Belgium (EUR), part of the European Union, is a capitalist economy with a large service industry. Currency: Belgium is part of the Euro economic zone, whose currency has the potential to decrease in value on a global scale per the purchase price parity. Investor Survey: the economic environment is very favorable for long term economic growth, due to high scores on economic diversity and SWOT strengths. Trade: Finland, UK, Netherlands, France and Germany are the top trading partners. Belgium’s economy has a strong focus on the industrial sector. Commodity: Belgium does a large trade in diamonds. SWOT Analysis: European membership is Belgium’s most significant SWOT strength. Trading Strategy: An overvalued currency, low investment flow potential, but very favorable business environment leads to a neutral outlook for Belgium's investments.
Hong Kong Country Analysis ► (edit / improve) Hong Kong (HKD) has a highly productive, capitalist economy that relies on its trade network and proximity to China. Currency: The Hong Kong dollar is fairly valued with low investment flows and high potential according to the purchase price parity. Investor Survey: Hong Kong’s economic environment is very favorable for long term economic growth due to high scores on economic freedom, government transparency, economic diversity, and the SWOT analysis. Trade: Indonesia, China, Singapore, Korea, and the USA are the top export partners, while the leading industry is industrial goods. Commodity: Hong Kong specializes in the trade of goods. SWOT Analysis: The leading HK strength is their status as a gateway to china, while the main weakness is their lack of arable land. Liquefied natural gas has the opportunity to propel growth, while the risk of a pandemic may lower growth. Trading Strategy: A moderately priced currency, low investment flow potential, but very favorable business environment leads to a positive outlook for Hong Kong investments.
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Diamond Commodity Analysis ► (edit / improve) Diamonds are mostly used in jewelry, because the unique design of its cubic crystal structure reflects light. Diamonds also have the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material. Commodity: Diamonds are rated a Sell. Diamond demanders have a low potential to increase in value, while diamond suppliers have very low potential to increase in value. Investor Survey: Diamonds have a buy rating on the investor survey, which means their price should increase over the long term. SWOT Analysis: Strength: Diamonds have many industrial uses, because of their unique physical qualities. Trading Strategy: The commodity analysis sell rating indicates that diamonds should decrease in price over the short term, whereas a very favorable investor survey means diamonds should increase in price over the long term.
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Water Commodity Analysis ► (edit / improve) Water is the liquid form of the most important substance on earth. Water covers seventy percent of the world’s surface; 97% of which is saltwater. Commodity Analysis: Water is rated a hold. Water demanders and suppliers have a moderate potential to increase in value. Investor Survey: Water’s long term growth potential is very favorable due to high scores on sensitivity to price changes and substitute products. SWOT Analysis: Strength: Water is the most precious substance on earth; without it, life could not exist; Opportunity to grow: the demand for water will increase as the world’s population increases; Threats to growth: contamination and pollution could limit the supply of water. Trading Strategy: The commodity analysis hold rating indicates that water should stay the same price over the short term, whereas a very favorable investor survey means water will increase in price over the long term.
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Technology Industry Analysis ► (edit / improve) The technology industry broadly includes companies whose primary function is to create innovative products and processes. Information technology deals with the management and processing of information. Valuation: Based on WikiWealth's Wall Street analysis, this industry is a Hold with slightly negative potential. The Main Street analysis says a Buy, with SWOT strengths much great than weaknesses and SWOT opportunities equal to threats. Trade: Global centers of innovation include: the US, India, Japan, Israel, Korea, and Taiwan, while the main technology commodities include aluminum, copper, and silicon. Trading Strategy: The technology industry tends to be sensitive to economic cycles. Look for undervalued technology investments during economic recessions when stock prices are low and sell technology investments during the late stages of a bull markets when stock prices are high. The global economy is currently in a recession, therefore, it is the perfect time to purchase discretionary investments, because business significantly increase technology investments that they postponed during the recession. Upward sloping stock charts and financial news may indicate a selling opportunity while the opposite means that stocks are becoming undervalued.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Israel
