Piigs
24 February 2012
On 14 February, Moody’s warned the UK could lose its prized AAA rating. Industry experts debate whether the warning was justified.
09 January 2012
Managers voice optimism single currency will survive the sovereign debt crisis.
13 May 2011
Manager adopts three-pronged strategy including focus on contrarian bets in EM Europe
17 March 2011
In his regular bond blog, Old Mutual's Stephen Snowden explains why Portgual could be the next PIIGS economy to require an EU bailout.
04 March 2011
We are only two months into the New Year and many forecasters have torn up their predictions for 2011.
14 December 2010
Paul Brain, head of fixed income at Newton, says the eurozone is facing a new, more significant threat that could lead to its collapse.
22 October 2010
Old Mutual’s Stephen Snowden tells Mark Colegate of Asset TV why there are still reasons to buy corporate bonds
19 July 2010
Markets are at a transitional stage but whether they move in an upward or downward direction over the next six months is still unclear, according to LV= European manager Richard Falle.
17 May 2010
China needs to maintain an annual GDP of over 8% in order to support job creation, or rising unemployment will lead to political unrest.
17 May 2010
The last month or so has seen US Treasury yields fall across the curve, with longer-term rates declining more than their short-term counterparts.
14 May 2010
The impact from Greece’s fiscal crisis on the euro (and related concerns about sterling) has led to a stronger dollar boosting returns for non-dollar based investors in US funds.
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