World Markets rallied this week after equity investors continued digesting the slow settlement of the European sovereign debt crisis and the surprising improvement in US employment and economic data that picked up momentum by the end of the year.
The US Market is switching to positive territories after taking significantly during the 3rd quarter.
European Markets are still lagging behind despite the recent rally, with a decline of 20% in France and Italy.
As of Emerging Markets, they are also underperforming with a negative performance of about 20% in countries like China and Brazil.
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