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Geopolitical and economic concerns dampen managers' optimism: Russell Survey

... that investment managers remain largely bullish on the US equity market but are concerned about the strength of the US economy and political events. Net bullish sentiment on the US equity market valuations climbed to 25 per cent in the current quarter ...

Australian fund managers need to wise up on global equities; Franklin Templeton

... effectiveness of this approach. "Particularly in large cap equities there is more uniformity in movements. For instance, as the US economy recovers, many economies worldwide are following", he said. "It increasingly makes sense to analyse equities along ...

Greenspan says US economy in broad expansion, rates uncertain

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2004
Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday the US economy is in a broad, jobs-rich expansion and he could not rule out steeper-than-expected interest rate increases. \"Not only has economic activity quickened, but the expansion has become ...

Market wrap

... printing at an annualised 4.4% for the quarter, up from 4.3% previously, also boosted optimism on the recovery of the US economy. But the result also reduced fears of an aggressive series of Fed rate hikes as analysts had expected the data to reveal ...

InTech says double-digit returns within reach

... potential sources of bad news on the horizon that could derail market returns, such as the ongoing uncertainty about the US economy and monetary policy, the current Australian company reporting season, instability in the Middle East and further terrorist ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
... policy are "likely to be measured," easing fears of aggressive interest-rate hikes that could stifle growth in the US economy and corporate profits. In Australia yesterday, St George Bank soared after a good profit result as the Australian stock market ...

US Fed holds key short-term rate steady

The Federal Reserve held a main short-term interest rate at a 46-year low today in an attempt to keep the US economy humming. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his Federal Open Market Committee colleagues - the group that sets interest rate policy in ...

IMF says world economic outlook rosy

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2004
... Australian exports, the global economy was expected to grow 4.6% this year - from 4% in September - and 4.4% next year. The US economy was tipped to grow 4.6% this year and 3.9% in 2005 while China, Australia's fastest-growing export market, would steam ...

Macfarlane expects interest rate differential with US to narrow

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
... cent cash rate, unless it has a very, very sick economy, and I don't think it will." Mr Macfarlane said he thought the US economy was recovering, and as it moved back to normal, its interest rates would also move back to normal. "That is the main mechanism ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
... the gap between Australian and US interest rates would narrow over the next six to 12 months. Mr Macfarlane said the US economy was recovering and that as it moved back to normal, its interest rates would also move back to normal. The Australian cash ...