YOU would never know it from all the hot air rising out of Washington, but President Barack Obama and Congressional Republicans could easily reach a deal to raise the debt limit and avoid an early August default.Read
ALTHOUGH having existed for decades, sovereign wealth funds (SWF) only really came to prominence during the height of the credit crunch, following a series of high-profile investments in a collapsing financial sector.Read
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny may well get Europe to agree to cheaper rescue loans for Ireland, but he also needs concessions in reviving its banking sector if he is to persuade investors the euro zone struggler can avoid default.Read
ANGELA MERKEL was so determined to kill off the idea of issuing common European bonds that, having tried to squelch it, the German Chancellor reversed over it several times last week to make sure it was dead.Read
OSTENSIBLY there is clear logic to the decision by the US Federal Reserve to purchase an additional $600bn of longer term US treasury securities over the coming 12 months.Read
EUROPEAN exporters have so far survived the euro’s recent gains, with German industrials among the most resilient, but a break above $1.50 will likely hit defence firms, including Airbus’s parent EADS, and technology firms hard.Read
STERLING is seen holding ground against an ailing dollar in coming months, but may lag behind the euro and other currencies on persistent speculation the Bank of England (BoE) will ease policy further to aid a faltering economy.Read
THE tone of stock markets has improved over the past couple of months, with global shares 10% above their July lows, as measured by the Morgan Stanley World Index in US Dollar terms.Read
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