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World: Disappointment in Euroland »
Tue, Mar 2 2010, 09:57 GMT
Despite many encouraging global indicators, there is considerable unevenness among regions. In the euro zone, the recovery is on a shaky footing. However, we doubt that the European difficulties will derail the global recovery. We maintain our outlook of 2010 global GDP growth in excess of 4%.
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Sterling under pressure; world stocks rise »
The pound came under further pressure on Tuesday, battered by political worries and engorged public finances, while global equities stayed relatively buoyant.
Euro zone government bond prices slipped with traders waiting for the next developments in Greece’s debt crisis, likely to come after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
World stocks as measured by MSCI .MIWD00000PUS [...]
The present world’s superpower continues to recover from the worst recession since WWII… »
Mon, Feb 1 2010, 12:36 GMT
by ecPulse.com analysis team
So far, the world’s leading economy revival and healing from the ongoing downside pressures of the worst recession witnessed since WWII is enhancing further despite the continuous deterioration of the key sector; the labor market, knowing that last week it has been shown [...]
The world’s leading economy expands the most in six years »
Fri, Jan 29 2010, 14:13 GMT
by ecPulse.com analysis team
The U.S Commerce Department showed that the economy of the United States expanded in the fourth quarter of 2009 by 5.7% as reported in the advanced GDP reading whereas economical conditions improved significantly throughout the past period to validate that the U.S economy [...]
World stocks tumble as Obama targets banks (AP) »
LONDON – World markets fell Friday, led by bank stocks after
to avert future financial crises.
or cost taxpayer money in bailouts.
The announcement spooked investors, causing a sell-off in Europe after sharper falls in the U.S. and Asia.
Britain’s FTSE 100 stock index was down 1.0 percent at 5,280.82 and
shed 1.0 percent to [...]
The world’s superpower and neighbor remain on the right track for recovery… »
Fri, Jan 22 2010, 13:02 GMT
by ecPulse.com analysis team
The world’s largest economy; the Unites States, along with its major trading partner and territorial neighbor, Canada,remains onthe right track of economical healing from the ongoing downside pressures of the worst recession witnessed since WWII; however, a full strong recovery is still far [...]
Alcoa weighs on world stocks (AP) »
. kicked off the fourth quarter U.S. corporate reporting season with disappointing earnings and China tightened monetary policy once again.
of leading British shares was down 75.19 points, or 1.4 percent, at 5,462.88 while
fell 82.49 points, or 1.4 percent, to 5,958.01. The CAC-40 in France was 43.77 points, or 1.1 percent, lower at 3,999.32.
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World stocks recover from US jobs disappointment (AP) »
LONDON – Stock markets and the dollar bounced back from earlier losses Friday as investors said weaker than expected U.S. December jobs figures did little to alter predictions for ongoing economic growth this year.
In Europe, the
of leading British shares closed up 7.52 points, or 0.1 percent, at 5,534.24 while
rose 18.25 points, or [...]
A Cyclical Decade for Mutual Funds (U.S. News & World Report) »
Ignore, for just a second, the recently concluded decade's two
and two recessions. Forget, if even for just an instant, everything that happened throughout the course of the topsy-turvy decade we just emerged from. Because once you filter out all the noise–as preposterous of a task as that may be–something curious happens: By one measure, [...]
5 Stable International Stock Funds (U.S. News & World Report) »
have had a strong showing in the market rebound. From December 2008 to December 2009, the returns of foreign funds have surpassed those of
U.S. stock funds
by almost 10 percent, and they have taken the lead in five- and 10-year trailing returns as well, according to Morningstar data. “It is an especially good time [...]