Headlines, Sentiment, or Data: How to Gauge a Country’s Health

From blog.commonwealth.com

With nearly half the world’s population set to face national elections this year, including here in the U.S., it’s a time of questioning for many. People want to know who their next leader will be, how changing policies may affect them, what the economic implications will be, and what place their country or region will have in the world. Of course, questions like these are often accompanied by feelings of uncertainty. Given that, I’d like to focus this discussion on some of the vitals I use as an international and global equity analyst here at Commonwealth when trying to determine the health of a country. How ... (full story)