Equities
US
The Federal Reserve plans to reinvest principal payments on its mortgage holdings into long-dated treasuries in an effort to revive the stuttering US economic recovery.
10 August 2010
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US
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway saw its second-quarter profit fall 40% as derivative bets on stock indexes declined during the global equity downturn.
09 August 2010
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Emerging markets
Few would deny the economic power shift underway from West to East, and India (alongside China) is racing ahead with strong tailwinds.
06 August 2010
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Europe
According to George Soros, often money is made by betting on the unexpected, as shifts in markets can occur suddenly.
06 August 2010
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Asia
No-one should underestimate the significance of recent comments on economic policy made to scholars and businessmen by China's premier Wen Jiabao.
06 August 2010
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