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Stocks, bonds bull market ‘likely to end next year’The long bull market cycle of excess stock and bond returns is expected to finally wind down next year, but not before one last hurrah, said BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research in its outlook for the global markets and economy in 2019. More… |
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Stocks likely to outperform bond market: BarclaysThe global economy is likely to continue to reward investment portfolios titled toward stocks, , said a new report from Barclays, a transatlantic consumer and wholesale bank. Stocks more likely to outperform the bond market, which More… |
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Asian stocks tumble amid global sell-offAsian shares tumbled in Tuesday morning trade, as US stocks suffered their worst falls in more than six years on Monday in a sell-off sparked by concerns of higher interest rates, media reports said. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Inde More… |
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DFM, Nasdaq Dubai to launch futures on general indexDubai Financial Market (DFM) and Nasdaq Dubai have signed a licence agreement under which futures contracts linked with the DFM General Index (DFMGI) will be traded on Nasdaq Dubai’s equity futures market. The first-of-its-k More… |
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Mena markets to outperform EM in 2017: surveyMena financial markets will outperform emerging markets (EM) in 2017, but political instability continues to be seen as the main source of risk for Mena markets, according to a survey of international fund managers and institutional investors. More… |
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Gold seen as best protectionist investmentGold is viewed as the best protectionist investment, with a record net 15 per cent of investors considering it undervalued, according to the latest Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch Fund Manager report. The BofAML Global FMS Ma More… |
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Oil prices, stocks up on surprise Opec dealOil prices extended gains in Asia on Thursday, boosting stock markets, after Opec members agreed to curb output in a surprise deal, though investors were wary of chasing markets higher as the US presidential election nears. MSCI&# More… |
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Hong Kong stocks extend gains as China investors pour inHong Kong stocks extended gains on Friday as mainland China investors stepped up buying of shares in the city ahead of a scheme to link the Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock exchanges. China shares were marginally firmer, with investor More… |
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Asia stocks fall while dollar crawls up, oil near 8-week highAsian stocks retreated on Friday as traders took profits from shares close to one-year highs, while the dollar edged up from a near eight-week low after some Federal Reserve officials reiterated the case for raising interest rates in coming mont More… |
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Bumper US jobs data boosts world stocksStocks and the dollar jumped on Friday on strong US employment data that boosted expectations of an acceleration in economic growth and raised the probability of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year. Forecast-beating US More… |
