EUROPE
02 Feb 2012 | 14:51
Equities are likely to post gains in 2012 whatever the outcome of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, according to Richard Peirson, manager of the £347m AXA Framlington Managed Balanced fund.
Barings' multi-asset team has bought £350m in Italian government bonds in the expectation European banks will use the ECB's Long Term Recovery Organisation (LTRO) to buy government debt.
02 Feb 2012 | 09:30
The euro needs to see a sharp fall of at least 30%, bringing it into line with the US dollar, or else the eurozone is “doomed”, Nouriel Roubini has warned.
26 Jan 2012 | 07:56
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