Taking a critical look at Goldman’s forecast- Valuations (0)
4/09/12 •
GOLDMAN Sachs strategists are a trifle embarrassed after predicting that stocks were in for a long-term bull market. Following their forecast, share prices around the world have tumbled – a downturn that is not that surprising considering the unbroken market surge in the past three months. Competitors and bearish hedge-fund managers such as Doug Kass [...]
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New burst of energy augurs well for future of US dollar (0)
4/09/12 •
AFTER years of being a currency no-hoper, the US dollar may become the big surprise for the vast majority of foreign exchange forecasters. Greenback cynicism is not surprising considering that since the beginning of floating exchange rates in the early 1970s, the dollar’s index against other currencies has slumped by 33 per cent. During those [...]
Will lower gold prices encourage jewellery purchases? (0)
4/09/12 •
The end to a 20-day Indian jewellers’ strike helped underpin a precious metals market that slipped ahead of Easter. Indian bullion traders and jewellers had gone on strike after the nation’s budget imposed a one per cent excise duty on unbranded jewellery and doubled gold import duty to 4 per cent. The result was a decline in orders [...]
Market gyrations similar to stagflation in 1970s (0)
4/09/12 •
Steep upward and downward stock market moves are very similar to trends of thirty to forty years ago. As global stock markets lurch back and forth on hopes that stricken European nations will receive adequate bailout funds to keep them going, investors and traders are seeking an historical precedent. Wall Street between 1968 and 1982 [...]
Prime London homes sparkle in 2011, but higher stamp duty dampens enthusiasm (0)
4/09/12 •
Prime residential property in London defied the gloomy British economy and achieved sharp gains in 2011. The price jump and mild rental increases caused yields to slide to such low levels that top notch London residential real estate may well have entered bubble territory. The budget could prick the bubble as the new stamp duty [...]
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