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Final hour fiscal cliff verdict will be reached: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... over time. UBS predicts that the Fed is likely to further loosen monetary policy to promote domestic demand but ultimately GDP will grow a disappointing 1.75% in 2013. Moretti predicts that, "The overall [budget] adjustment amounts to almost half of ...

Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... currency. "Now all the crises are in the West. The euro is facing collapse, the US has the fiscal cliff to worry about and debt-to-GDP levels are well excess of 100%. "You can't have a global equity strategy without emerging markets."

Spain here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... into Spain and Australia's comparative metrics that Standard & Poor's referred to. I only had time to look at the debt to GDP and budget balance to GDP stats and so far... S&P seems to be being truthful. Based on tradingeconomics.com data, Spain has ...

Reliance on improving global economy threatens big-four in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... bank should provision swiftly and conservatively when there are clouds on the economic horizon - such as a decrease in the GDP and/or an increase in unemployment, preparing for the worst and hoping for the best," he said. "Capital generation in the sector ...

Fewer IPO's no excuse for poor returns: Hyperion

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... subdued. "Investors should be looking for quality portfolio of stocks that can grind out earnings and dividend growth well above GDP," he said. "We think better gains are to be made from early identification of listed stocks whose track record suggests ...

Western recovery expected to lift Asian stocks

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... growth statistics and says there is no reason to suppose that Asia's rapid growth over the past 60 years will not continue with GDP for the region is expected to double by 2030. "Even with growth figures of 6.5 - 7.5% for China this year, Asia is looking ...

Good not great but getting better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... lately, reports that concern the problem country of the day -- Spain. Spain's central government deficit narrowed to 4.4% of GDP in the January-September period from 4.8% in January-August. Also, the Bank of Spain reported that the country posted a a,-1.2 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... from Friday's close. "Last night's equities session displayed how hard it is to determine the dollar value of damages and the GDP (gross domestic product) effect of disasters such as these," CMC Markets trader Miguel Audencial said. "In the coming weeks ...

Uncertainty goes uncertainty comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... El-Erian wrote in a guest blog posted on CNBC that, "...after an immediate negative impulse of several weeks, the impact on GDP as a whole will be mixed to slightly positive." "The upfront decline in GDP and the destruction of physical wealth will be ...

With or without China we're not cactus: James

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... financial and insurance; construction; and professional, scientific and technical services eclipses mining's contribution to GDP by a ratio of three to one. James also reminded delegates that despite the continuing diatribe of negative press over the ...