World Stock Market Boom 2007

According to world stock market capitalization data available from Global Financial Data and the World Federation of Exchanges, more than $9.5 trillion of stock market value was created from January-November 2007, an historical record for that period (see chart above).

Bottom Line: Despite $100 oil, a subprime crisis, a somewhat weak U.S. stock market, and constant worries about a U.S. recession, the $9.5 trillion increase in world stock market capitalization during the first 11 months of 2007 was almost as much stock market value as was added in the global bull market, Dot.com years of 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 COMBINED. The global economy and the global stock markets are alive and well.