AFTER a very strong start to 2012 which saw stocks in developed markets gain some 11% in local currency terms to the end of March, risk assets have fallen back in more recent trading.Read
ALTHOUGH there are risks facing today’s markets, we don’t believe they’re substantial enough to derail the modest but persistent global economic recoveryRead
WITH a mounting debt crisis in Europe and a combination of low growth and high inflation in the UK it’s little wonder that US equities have consistently outperformed their developed market peers for the last three years.Read
In many respects, the consumer has carried the weight of the global economy on its shoulders for some time. After being buffeted by the extreme volatility of 2011, can we expect the global consumer to continue to power on? asks Andrew Miller.Read
BANK recapitalisation was back on the euro area agenda again this week, with EU politicians finally seeming to concede that fiddling around the margin with Greece won’t be enough to sate the markets.Read
MARKET volatility has been significant this year, with a tremendous spike over the past few weeks. For many investors, the focus has been on what to do at the moment to sidestep the sudden downturns.Read
EQUITY markets continued to oscillate wildly last week, though to little end effect. The S&P 500 put us through four days of moves in excess of 4% and managed to finish the week in positive territory, in spite of starting the week with a near 7% fall.Read
IT has been an extremely tough couple of weeks for equity markets and investors. The initial relief that greeted the agreement to raise the US debt ceiling after seemingly intractable negotiations was overshadowed by a rash of data indicating that the economy was stalling.Read
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