Our up-to-date view of the major factors affecting world markets.
May
Daily Themes - 16 May 2012
Greece threatens euro stability, but risks reflected in safe-haven bonds
Daily Themes - 02 May 2012
Improving credit availability bolsters
China’s growth outlook and risk assets
Daily Themes - 01 May 2012
‘Sell in May and stay away’ adage is too simplistic
Daily Themes - 01 May 2012
The Fed’s recent interest rate announcement suggests QE3 may not happen
April
Daily Themes - 26 April 2012
UK’s technical recession likely to be revised away
Daily Themes - 20 April 2012
Focus on Quality in High Yield Bonds
Daily Themes - 13 April 2012
Trend of US equity earnings downgrades paints unduly gloomy picture
Daily Themes - 10 April 2012
Look to Italy for guidance on Spain
March
Daily Themes - 29 March 2012
Growth worries create bumps, and opportunity, on China’s road to recovery
Daily Themes - 23 March 2012
Recovery shifts up a gear, but bumps in the road lie ahead
Daily Themes - 15 March 2012
Back to 1952
Daily Themes - 13 March 2012
Greece achieves an orderly default
Daily Themes - 6 March 2012
Euro treads water, at the deep end
February
Daily Themes - 23 February 2012
Signs of opportunity among the wreckage of European equities
Daily Themes - 22 February 2012
Greek bailout removes immediate hurdle, but other euro-zone risks remain
Daily Themes - 16 February 2012
Don’t be alarmed by the earnings drop
Daily Themes - 15 February 2012
Falling inflation to keep rates low, yield in demand
Daily Themes - 10 February 2012
Gold’s bright start to 2012 doesn’t preclude new highs by year-end
Daily Themes - 9 February 2012
European debt – stick with the safe sovereigns; corporates preferred overall
Daily Themes - 3 February 2012
Equities offer value over the long term, but turbulence is still on the radar
Daily Themes - 1 February 2012
Euro-zone policy response will determine severity of 2012 recession
January
Daily Themes - 25 January 2012
Event risk remains high in euro-zone
Daily Themes - 18 January 2012
S&P euro-zone downgrades expected, but details could exacerbate tensions
Daily Themes - 12 January 2012
Coutts 2012 top five potential positive and negative economic surprises
Daily Themes - 6 January 2012
New year, new hope, old problems
Daily Themes - 5 January 2012
Asian fiscal support to emerge from busy election year
Daily Themes - 3 January 2012
Chinese government views stability as top priority for 2012