Weekly market & economic update – 10 December 2010

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Headline developments of the past week Another round of strong Chinese economic activity indicators, excessive loan growth and a further rise in inflation to 5.1% in November on the back

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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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Want a long-term winner? Back consumption

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  About 135 million people around the world are estimated to have escaped from poverty between 1999 and 2004. That means that a population greater than Japan’s (126 million) was

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What the world economy has going for it

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When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in July appeared for his twice-yearly appearance before the US Congress he said the outlook for the US economy is “unusually uncertain”. Only a

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