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Investors focus on Russian consumer stocks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... when the Communist era was over and in the early '90s when these governments became independent countries and market economies, state housing was given out for free - so everyone started without a debt burden," said Hanson-Lawson. "Today in Russia, the ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... discussion if Greece and other highly indebted Euro members aren't choking on austerity. Shall they continue strangling their economies in the name of austerity so that, eventually, they'll have a balanced budget and lower debts? Or, shall they spend ...

Fidelity: Asia focusing on intra-region trade

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... Asia is underpinned by resilient domestic demand and strong growth in intra-region trade, according to Fidelity. Asian economies are less dependent on OECD countries than in the past, said David Urquhart, portfolio manager of the Fidelity Asia Fund. ...

The end is not nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... everybody's sort of prepared - if not positioned - for a Euro break-up, just in case. Downward pressure on European economies would dampen growth in the rest of the world. But I don't think it would be the doomsday scenario many fear. It is this fear ...

Insurance lapses impact on NAB Wealth results

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... million or 25.0%. The on-going performance of the NAB portfolio remains closely linked to the state of the UK and US economies. As announced on 22 March 2012, National Australia Bank removed the economic risk of the remaining two Synthetic Collateralised ...

You beauty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... it looks good on paper, is still a forecast built on educated guesses on how the domestic economy and international economies and whole lotta other parameters are gonna be. One year ago, the 2011/2012 Budget Papers trumpeted an underlying cash deficit ...

Potential for surprise financial crisis high

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... recent International Monetary Fund's (IMF) report which listed Australia as one of the highest performing developed economies, tipping more of the same for the next two years. "The expansion of household balance sheets and the fact that we have some ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... markets climbed after strong US and Chinese manufacturing data boosted optimism over the state of the world's two biggest economies. The US dollar rebounded after hitting a two-month low against the yen while the Dow rallied to its best close for more ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... the late 1990s when its demand for more, more, more austerity before releasing funds saw sharp contractions in Asian economies. Too bad for Greece, the IMF's light bulb moment didn't come earlier. But back to the point. America has its own instant replay ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... almost forever that the single-minded focus on fiscal austerity would provide little succour - if at all - to indebted economies. This is because reducing fiscal spending and increasing taxes to reduce debts and deficits will have negative consequences ...