Global equities outlook for 2012

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The year ahead will be a difficult one for global equity investors with the prospects for capital appreciation in most developed equity markets expected to be low, and the need

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The outlook for China

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Fidelity Worldwide Investment’s portfolio managers with an interest in China expect further easing in the country’s monetary policy, driven by Beijing’s need to inject more liquidity as money supply and

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What’s the outlook for Asian equities?

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Asia is one of the few regions in the world that’s will not only avoid recession but still deliver growth, though will this growth translate to growth in its share

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Australian equities outlook 2012

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Australia’s economy might be in better shape than those of other developed nations, but will this be enough to translate into rising local share prices in the New Year? Paul

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Is inflation peaking & what does it mean for investors?

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Banking crises are generally followed by sovereign debt crises and these tend to be followed by increasing inflation. Last month’s auction of German bonds failed to attract enough buyers and

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Can Asia insulate itself from Europe?

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In February this year, Bank Indonesia raised its benchmark rate for the first time in three years, to subdue inflation, which was then surging above 7%. Last month, the central

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Is it time to invest against the tide?

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The idea of a “V”-shaped stock market recovery was fuelled by expectations of a “V”-shaped economic recovery. This was not an unreasonable assumption based on the shape of previous recoveries

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Is Japan a good investment prospect?

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It was all over the headlines, but has since disappeared –  what’s happening to Japan’s economy now? Since the March earthquake, the Japanese economy has plotted a v-shaped recovery as

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Is the Eurozone crisis entering its final phase?

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A lot of issues are now coming to the boil in the eurozone. It’s now evident that the problems in the periphery are increasingly beginning to impact the core. The

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Are there now investment opportunities in Italy?

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