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The Week Ahead - 2 April 2012

Financial markets remain becalmed. There has been a steady stream of data that points to some degree of stability returning. In that sense, markets are relieved that the data is not uniformly worse. But the world is a long way from a strong recovery yet, even as equity markets are testing higher. A number of indicators remain at the lows, not the least official interest rates. Shipping costs, a measure of actual goods demand (see chart below) remain close to their post Lehman lows.
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The Week Ahead - 26 March 2012

Markets sobered up a bit last week as various bits of data gave food for thought and caused some consolidation. The S&P 500 slipped 0.5%, the Dow fell 1.2% and the German DAX fell 2.7%. Chinese and European PMI data was poor, whilst US data was generally positive. But with the S&P 500 up some 30% from the lows of 1075 on 4th October last year, some caution is finally setting in.
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The Week Ahead - 5 March 2012

Markets continue to drift, with not a lot of conviction in current price trends. Attention remains on Europe but headlines are losing market moving powers. All but 2 EU countries exceptions being Britain and the Czech Republic) signed a treaty on tighter budget discipline, trying to prevent another debt crisis. The fiscal compact will be legally binding as an international agreement and will enter into force following ratification by at least 12 of the 17 euro area member states.
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The Week Ahead - 20 February 2012

The outcome in Greece remains in the balance, with the Greeks doing their utmost to convince sceptical Europeans to lend them more money to effectively refinance maturing debts. Greece's cabinet this weekend has approved a final set of austerity measures sought by the EU and IMF as a last condition for the EUR130b rescue package. Read more about The Week Ahead - 20 February 2012

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The Week Ahead - 13 February 2012

So the Greek deal has been done, sort of. After weeks of wrangling, the Greek cabinet and parliament have signed off on the austerity measures. But it is not without political chaos, with 6 cabinet members resigning in disgust, and rioting and mayhem in the streets of Athens, with some buildings on fire. The austerity plan includes lowering the minimum wage by 22%, axing 150,000 public sector jobs and reducing pensions. Euro zone finance ministers also have further questions before they will agree to the bailout. Read more about The Week Ahead - 13 February 2012

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