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2013 a turning point for world economy: Clime

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... Significant improvements in each of the world's most anxiously watched markets have prompted a dramatic lift in investor sentiment, and could signal a major turning point for the global economy, according to Clime chief investment officer John Abernathy. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... points, or 0.01 per cent, higher at 4,802.9 points. A survey by the ZEW economic institute showed that German investor sentiment had risen to the highest levels since the start of the eurozone debt crisis in 2010, soaring to 31.5 points in January from ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... Composite slipped 2.52 (0.08 per cent) to 3108.26. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets ended mixed despite investor sentiment being hit by more gloomy economic news as the World Bank and Germany cutting growth forecasts. London's FTSE 100 index of leading ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... resign. Madrid's IBEX 35 rose 1.49 per cent to 7920.9 points, clawing back the previous day's losses. German investor sentiment topped a seven month high this month on hopes Europe's top economy will dodge recession, data showed on Tuesday. HONG KONG ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... favourable valuations to move to an overweight equity position in Fidelity's multi-asset funds. "Despite cautious investor sentiment, we see good long-term potential in equities given the evidence that a cyclical upturn is starting to build," Greetham ...

Charts point to bull market run in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... like the low we experienced in 2009." The discipline of technical analysis attempts to measure the effect of investor sentiment, which is a big driving factor in capital markets, and centres on the idea that identifiable patterns can be found in the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... Thursday, with positive manufacturing data out of the US overnight and China during the day promoting positive investor sentiment. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 43.6 points, or 0.99 per cent, at 4,413.1, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... Stocks spent most of the day down and the euro slipped to $1.2662, its lowest level since September 7, after investor sentiment in Germany dropped unexpectedly, renewing fears the eurozone's biggest economy could tip into recession. The index of investor ...

Fewer IPO's no excuse for poor returns: Hyperion

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... returns, he said. "However, in the current environment of low credit growth, moderating commodity prices and weak investor sentiment, both economic and capital activity will be subdued. "Investors should be looking for quality portfolio of stocks that ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... while the Nasdaq added 42.83 points, or 1.44 per cent, at 3,020.06. The encouraging economic indicators lifted investor sentiment ahead of Friday's keenly awaited October jobs report, the final snapshot of the economy before the November 6 election. ...