Daily FNArena News - FYI

Investors have started wondering about the timing of any recovery and what sort of sign to look for.

According to Commonwealth Bank this week’s December quarter GDP data will show the New Zealand economy continues to weaken, which is likely to see interest rates fall further.

Weekly musings by your editor. So does the current rally still have legs, or what?

Next week is a relatively light one for economic data releases but a number of speeches from RBA members should give an insight into the state of the Australian economy.

A public response to a timely question from one FNArena subscriber about what’s happening with gold in AUD.

The economic outlook in the United Kingdom is no less than bleak while the eurozone is not fairing much better. But is the US in better shape?

Weekly musings by your editor. Has the March rally for equities finally arrived?

The market’s focus will again be on economic data releases as well as a G20 preparation meeting and this weekend’s get-together of OPEC members.

Standard Chartered sees the US dollar coming under short-term pressure from improving investor risk appetite but TD Securities doesn’t see the Aussie or Kiwi dollars benefitting from such a trend.

Commonwealth Bank is aggressively forecasting the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts official rates by 1.0% this week.