Aviva Investors Market Monitor – 09 February 2011

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Reporting season – week 2 With the earnings season now in progress, the past week was full of important corporate announcements that have impacted share performance. This week we discuss

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Threadneedle’s outlook and investment themes for 2011

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Reasonable global growth led by emerging economies, but markets remain fragile and shocks will trigger volatility Mark Burgess, incoming Chief Investment Officer at Threadneedle, looks ahead to 2011: “Our central

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Weekly market & economic update – November 19 2010

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Headline developments of the past week Worries about Europe’s debt problems and tightening in China were again key issues for investors over the last week, and had the effect of

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Cyclical recovery in shares remains on track, albeit bumpy

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Key points Share markets and related trades such as commodity prices and commodity currencies have fallen over the last two weeks, partly triggered by worries about the impact of Chinese

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Weekly market & economic update: 5 November 2010

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Headline developments of the past week The contrast in global central banks was stark over the past week with those in weak countries such as the US, Japan and Europe

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QE2 not fazing investors

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“Print, baby, print” echoes the chorus of economists, investors and currency speculators worldwide. The strong possibility the US will create more money out of thin air has led to a

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning October 31 2010

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The big picture Here’s a scary thought – 2010 is almost over, with just over two months to go to the end of the year. So it is opportune to

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Global Property Securities Update

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Overview Strong returns by listed property companies during the month were mainly driven by positive momentum in most global equity markets. The prospect of further quantitative easing in the US

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Investor Signposts: Week beginning October 17 2010

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The big picture There is no doubt that there is only one game in town – one ‘hot button’ issue, if you like – and that’s quantitative easing. In essence

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