The US is imposing austerity

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Portugal’s President Anibal Cavaco Silva warns about the great threat his country faces; the spending cuts and tax increases imposed by Portugal’s rescuers. He warns that the austerity conditions tied

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US jousting with China over the Yuan misplaced

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US Republican presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney has already declared what he will do on his first day in power; declare China a currency manipulator. He first stated this intent

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Could ASEAN stocks outperform for a fifth year in 2012?

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ASEAN economies are expected to grow between 3% and 5% this year – will their sharemarkets echo this? Many of Asia’s biggest stock markets had a poor 2011. That helped

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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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