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BlackRock fund treads allocation balance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... BlackRock head of asset allocation David Hudson forecasts a bumpy ride for both local and international investors as the US economy continues to work through the kinks of the sub-prime meltdown and market volatility. Hudson predicts US growth stocks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... gain, having erased most of their earlier advances as investors came to terms with a deteriorating outlook for the US economy. The Hang Seng Index ended near the day's lows, rising 32.42 points to end at 23,623.00. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket reversed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... stocks rallied after a surprise gain in January retail sales suggested consumer spending would hold up and help the US economy avert a recession. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 135.10 points at 12,510.95.

IPOs hit by market uncertainty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... investors and company vendors waiting for clear signals about the direction of equities markets, interest rates and the US economy.

Unsticking the CAD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... likely to be necessary to reduce inflation over time." Of course, a circuit breaker, at least to an extent, could be the US economy recovering and the Fed raising rates again. But with their just announced record federal budget and record deficit this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... points to end at 13,745.50. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks fell 0.89 per cent amid renewed concerns over the health of the US economy, but Sinopec bucked the trend to close higher on expectations of lower oil prices. The Hang Seng Index ended down 223.38 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... closed at 4978.06 points, up 108.27 or 2.22 per cent. TOKYO - Japanese shares edged lower, hurt by worries about the US economy ahead of key jobs data and a slide in Sony shares to a 14-month low after the maker of PlayStation game gear cut its profit ...

Jumping volatility not yet swaying sentiment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... expected the economic situation to deteriorate in the next three months far outweighed that of those who expected the US economy to improve. But this is why Franklin Templeton's recent comments are so intriguing. "We believe the US is in the midst of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares reversed earlier losses but ended down 1.4 per cent as concerns about the US economy and banking and commodity stocks weighed. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,788.9 points, down 80.1 or 1.36 per cent. FRANKFURT - The ...

Asia's de-coupling is on track

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... Emerging Asia Index since last October, there's growing evidence that the region has de-coupled sufficiently from the US economy not to follow it into what could be a deeper recession than 2001. While exports and profits will arguably drop, many economists ...