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New Zealand Might Beat US With Negative Growth

May 20 2008

TD Securities suggests New Zealand’s GDP growth for the first quarter of the year could even be negative, so bringing forward rate cuts and weakening the NZ dollar.


Equities Still An Investor’s Best Long Term Choice

May 19 2008

It won’t settle the age old argument as to what asset class delivers the best returns but an ASX commissioned report by Russell Investment Group showed shares generated the best real returns over the past 10 and 20 years.


The Week Ahead: A Matter Of Minutes

May 18 2008

Both the Fed and RBA release the minutes of their last monetary policy meetings in an otherwise quiet week for data.


Weak Economic Data Suggest Downside For NZ Dollar

May 15 2008

Recent data on the New Zealand economy have been weaker than expected and has analysts and traders predicting cuts in interest rates and corresponding falls in the Kiwi dollar.


Rudi On Thursday

May 14 2008

Weekly musings from your editor. Surely the most asked question these days is: is this the beginning or just a fata morgana?


Taking Doom And Gloom To A New Level

May 13 2008

The UK Daily Telegraph’s Ambrose Evans-Pritchard really knows how to spoil a party.


The Week Ahead: Budgets And CPIs

May 12 2008

Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan brings down his first federal budget on Tuesday night while the US, EU and UK all learn April CPIs.


Rudi On Thursday

May 07 2008

Weekly musings from your editor. Banks are pushing valuation limits and resources stocks have reached multiples not seen for years. What is the outlook for this market?


Which Emerging Currencies Will Benefit From A Stronger US Dollar?

May 07 2008

According to Danske Bank the multi-year trend of the US dollar falling relative to the euro is almost over, so it has looked at what emerging market currencies will strengthen with the greenback.


Too Early For US Dollar To Rally

May 06 2008

Signs are turning more positive for the US dollar as the Fed is regarded as close to the end of its rate cutting cycle but it remains too early for a sustained rally.



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