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Perspective not perplexing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... 0.30 1.40 1.60 3.30 IMF forecast 2009 -3.50 -4.30 -6.30 -5.10 -5.20 -2.60 -4.90 1.40 year average Noticed anything? The economies of these big nations plummeted, big time at the same time from the second quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009 - ...

Italy's bond market collapse puts US back in favour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... share of the US government bond market owned by China and Hong Kong, which incidentally shows how intertwined these economies are now. This week's developments are expected to dampen to the 7.4% annual returns from international bonds, perhaps offset ...

Antares launches inflation-linked fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... investment market over the medium to long term as a result of the risk increase in money supply across most advanced economies. Tano Pelosi, portfolio manager, Antares Inflation Linked Bond Fund said political pressures on central banks are also impacting ...

Value has its risks in emerging markets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... market that until recently looked in danger of overheating. "The issue for Brazil, like several important emerging market economies, is combating a slowdown and a (manageable) deterioration of asset quality which is impacting their equity market," said ...

IFM announces global fee rebate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... Review that it believes will create a greater net benefit for investors and position IFM for further growth and related economies of scale benefits," said Himbury.

Uncertainty here we come (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... some soothing words. According to 'Mail Online,' "In a frantic phone call, the leaders of the eurozone's two largest economies agreed that the Greek decision has made it more necessary than ever to push forward with plans thrashed out during last week's ...

Go figure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... sensational eye-catching headline are the underlying numbers on the OECD's crystal ball that show growth in the biggest 20 economies of the world dipping from 3.9% in 2011 to just 3.8% next year before surging to 4.6% in 2013. Where's the recession in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... said investors weren't very optimistic that the summit would deliver strong enough measures to support ailing European economies. He expected traders to sell their Australian dollars in the lead-up to the summit, in expectation of negative headlines ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... boosted by a newspaper report that EU leaders were close to massively increasing their bailout fund for troubled eurozone economies. But a downgrade of Spain's credit rating tempered the mood and reports the German government is slashing its 2012 growth ...

Good news, bad headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... economy to reverse rising inflationary pressure is working. This is a testament to the effectiveness of central command economies in times of crisis - what the politburo wants, the politburo gets. But let me be clear, only in times of crisis. I'm willing ...