Investor focus on Asia changing

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Asia is gradually evolving from a cost centre to a profit centre in the eyes of global corporates, according to a Fidelity Worldwide Investment survey. About half [48.2%] of Fidelity’s

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Gap in the ‘two-speed global economy’ likely to widen

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Asia more protected than Europe against further economic downturns, Asian corporates planning to invest more than those in Europe. Large Asian-based companies expect to employ more, spend more, and pay

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Fidelity survey: corporate anxiety is paralysing economic recovery

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Corporate anxiety is paralysing economic recovery despite healthy balance sheets, says Fidelity survey. CEOs of global companies are more concerned about government intervention and intrusive regulation than they are about

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Fidelity: comments on the Euro package

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The Euro package and what it means for investors Dominic Rossi, Global Chief Investment Officer of Equities at Fidelity Worldwide Investment, said “markets have reacted positively to the intent shown

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Investment case for Asia not just about growth

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Asian companies with healthy balance sheets are in a strong position to weather the current market volatility, reward shareholders with higher dividend payments and share buybacks, and to look for

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What next for central banks?

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Alan Greenspan retired in 2006 after five terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve and was feted by Wall Street and Washington – he was long considered to be among

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In two speed world economy, one region provides two thirds of global growth

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We inhabit a two-speed economic world – and the growth differential between buoyant East and depressed West is getting wider. More than two thirds of all global growth this year

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What next for the world economy?

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The prospect of a sovereign default in Europe evokes memories of 2008 and the collapse of Lehman Brothers. For me, a better parallel is 10 years earlier because today’s unfolding

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Is China headed for a hard landing?

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On a recent trip to China, I arrived with a cautious attitude only to leave with a renewed sense of comfort in the country’s long-term growth story. I also gained

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