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High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... Near zero US interest rates giving US authorities very few macroeconomic tools to stimulate their economy other than quantitative easing illustrates the folly in arguments that the RBA should follow suit and slash rates in Australia. If only the US had ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... lend again should support the US property market." The investment specialist says liquidity support from the US's quantitative easing programme will support the global economy and boost company earnings. While Greetham accepts that the threats posed ...

Commodities boom over: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... growth suggest only a muted uptick in the future. While many commentators have argued that a continuation of the Fed's quantitative easing policy should support fresh highs in precious metals such as gold and silver, Rider believes gold prices could ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... head Ben Bernanke is largely expected to stay on for another term and Birkhold says this means a continuation of quantitative easing. "The net result of such a policy may well be a continuing of the four-year trend in favour of 'hard assets' such as ...

Bear market end in sight: AMP Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... global financial crisis to wipe out them out again. Through 2009 and early 2010 the stock market benefited from a quantitative easing fuelled rally only for eurozone debt-to-GDP fears to scare everyone back into safe-havens. But now AMP's chief economist ...

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... administration." Elsewhere he said that the increasing demand for income in the face of market volatility, combined with ongoing quantitative easing measures would be constructive for share prices. However, despite the improving environment, both men ...

Hermes launches global quant equities ESG strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
Hermes Fund Managers has announced the launch of a new global quantitative equities Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) strategy. The new product, which has an active exposure to global equities whilst specifically incorporating ESG factors, is ...

Corporate spending the catalyst for global markets

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... reflected in the price of global assets. The strategy expert argues that even fresh tranches of stimulus via the US's quantitative easing policy, the ECB's Outright Monetary Transactions will do little to lift markets unless there are signs of recovery ...

Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... remain unchanged. Mitt Romney had pledged to remove Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve and was opposed to quantitative easing, which has proven supportive of both equities and the housing market."

Returns without volatility, you're not dreamin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... strategy can achieve returns that are as attractive. Pim van Vliet, a senior portfolio manager within the Robeco quantitative equities team, said conventional thinking is that targeting low volatility would result in low returns But the low risk anomaly ...