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QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... fiscal spending. These policies all prolonged the depression. The irony of it all is that World War II saved the world economy back then. Suddenly government's found an unquestionable reason to spend... and they spent big. Data from usgovernmentspending.com ...

No double dip recession: Fidelity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
Paul Taylor, head of Australian equities at Fidelity International, does not expect the world economy to experience a double dip recession but is positioning investment portfolios for lower global growth. Taylor said the chance of a global double dip ...

New-found optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... forecast and the better-than-expected US initial unemployment claims. Been there, done that. The IMF now expects the world economy to grow by 4.6 per cent this year, up from its April projection of 4.2 per cent. Sure, sure. The Organisation for Economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... growth by the IMF despite renewed financial turbulence stemming from the European debt crisis. The fund projected the world economy will grow by 4.6 per cent, revising the 4.2 per cent forecast in April, reflecting "stronger activity" during the first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... LONDON - European stock markets showed solid gains, with investors showing renewed optimism about the state of the world economy following positive data from Europe and Japan. News of a reduction in British borrowing costs and a stronger-than-expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... index. LONDON - European stock exchanges suffered sharp falls on fears that the Greek debt crisis could drag down the world economy. The London FTSE 100 index shed 137.97, or 2.62 per cent, to 5,123.02. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 closed down 193.17 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... credit tightening in China and fears over the fledgling economic recovery. A United Nations report found that the world economy would rebound in 2010 with 2.4 per cent growth, but it warned that it could slump back into recession if state stimulus spending ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... stock markets rose on Monday amid mounting hopes that third-quarter earnings results will provide more evidence the world economy is enjoying a solid recovery. In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 20.86 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 9,885.8. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... despite cautious forecasts from the IMF. The International Monetary Fund said in its major half-yearly report that the world economy is recovering from steep recession but the crisis is not over as unemployment rises and banks remain weak, London's FTSE ...

HSBC unveils EM equity fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... stabilisers for the global economy. Over the next ten years, we expect to continue to see a fundamental rebalancing of the world economy towards these markets, especially Asia." The HSBC Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund allows investors to gain exposure ...