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05 May 2024, 05:53 AM
Axtremus
King of Capitalism
These factoids captured my attention:

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The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are jointly capitalised at around US$50 trillion as of last year. Astonishingly, this is equal to more than 170 per cent of US gross domestic product.


In comparison, the second largest economy:

quote:
... China’s market capitalisation is about 60 per cent of GDP, according to CEIC Data


Source: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/w...snt-looking-so-great

I don't really pay that much attention to whatever opinions expressed in the article, but the contrast of the U.S. stock market capitalization relative to GDP and China's captured my attention.


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06 May 2024, 12:51 PM
big al
Interesting comparison. In a way, I'm surprised that a historically communist economy could now have as large as 60% of GNP capitalization. It's a gauge of how far market economics has been allowed to enter Chinese society.

Big Al


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