Our latest macroeconomic insights Global Markets Update New forecasts for bond and stock markets We have revised our projections for the major Western government bond and stock markets, and for emerging markets, partly to reflect changes to our US economic forecasts and partly due to reduced... 14th March 2012 · 1 min read Global Markets Update A stronger yen likely to undermine Japan’s stock market Japan’s stock market has been on a roll. We do not expect the good times to last. Although we are revising up our end-2012 and end-2013 forecasts for the Nikkei 225 slightly, to 7,750 (versus 7,500... 27th February 2012 · 1 min read Global Markets Update New forecasts for the yen The yen has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar in more than six months, with the exchange rate now just a whisker below 80. The principal catalysts for the weakening of the currency have... 21st February 2012 · 1 min read Global Markets Update Has the US equity risk premium reached a peak? Part of the justification provided in some quarters for the recent rise in the US stock market is that equities are attractively valued relative to bonds. We do not dispute this fact – the equity risk... 16th February 2012 · 1 min read Pagination Previous … Page 425 Page 426 Page 427 Page 428 Current page 429 Page 430 Page 431 Page 432 Page 433 … Next
Global Markets Update New forecasts for bond and stock markets We have revised our projections for the major Western government bond and stock markets, and for emerging markets, partly to reflect changes to our US economic forecasts and partly due to reduced... 14th March 2012 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update A stronger yen likely to undermine Japan’s stock market Japan’s stock market has been on a roll. We do not expect the good times to last. Although we are revising up our end-2012 and end-2013 forecasts for the Nikkei 225 slightly, to 7,750 (versus 7,500... 27th February 2012 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update New forecasts for the yen The yen has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar in more than six months, with the exchange rate now just a whisker below 80. The principal catalysts for the weakening of the currency have... 21st February 2012 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update Has the US equity risk premium reached a peak? Part of the justification provided in some quarters for the recent rise in the US stock market is that equities are attractively valued relative to bonds. We do not dispute this fact – the equity risk... 16th February 2012 · 1 min read
