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Europe and Japan becoming preferred equity markets

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... move," he said. "While we still expect to see corporate earnings growth in the US and UK, supported by strong domestic economies, both of these markets are affected by a mixture of currency strength, low commodity prices and - looking ahead - some monetary ...

Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... World Economic Outlook (WEO) report published this month where it printed, "Output across advanced and emerging market economies remains much lower than was expected in 2008, just before the onset of the global financial crisis, and its growth path has ...

Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... is motivated by the growth of the industry, its larger focus on less liquid bonds, and by concerns in some advanced economies that many funds have increasingly been buying similar assets while banks have withdrawn from market making. The IMF's research ...

Australia missing out on $34.5bn tech opportunity

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... missing out on a $34.5 billion opportunity, according to Accenture research. Australia ranks eight out of the 17 leading economies measured on the Accenture Digital Density Index, which measures the extent to which digital technologies penetrate companies ...

The real problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... 2014 peak - to date had been contributing to the resurgence of inflation in the country. In contrast with most other economies and central banks guarding against falling prices, Brazil's annual inflation rate had steadily risen after bottoming at 6.4% ...

Investment professionals depressed over future employment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... (12%)," CFA Society of Sydney president Anthony Serhan said. The cheerier end of the spectrum shows that major developing economies such as India and China "have more to smile about with their employment prospects than their global counterparts, with ...

A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... the US economy -- and the neighbours get to enjoy higher yields and returns (which they can employ to stimulate their economies) on the other.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... $US1.0466, its lowest level since January 2003. Investors fear the strong US dollar will harm US exports and emerging market economies, analysts said. LONDON - European stocks in the eurozone's main markets mostly rose, ending on a optimistic note after ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... weak mining and energy players. IG chief market strategist Chris Weston said various push-and-pull factors in world economies, such as weak China growth targets dampening the confidence provided by a falling Australian dollar, are ensuring market uncertainty. ...

You sexy thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... shoo investors away from their national legal tenders and towards the arms of the US dollar so that they're respective economies may live and prosper. Geo-political tensions and lingering ISIS terrorism further enhance the greenback's allure. Wall Street's ...