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Stronger greenback has investors rethinking U.S. exposure

Not sure what U.S. stocks to play now that the U.S. dollar is rising? You may want to consider telecoms, utilities and financials, among others, according to a study done by Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Those sectors are overrepresented among the ...

From ANGELA BARNES, Globe and Mail,  15 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Merrill Lynch

Inflation no longer investors' bogeyman

Global institutional investors' view of inflation is undergoing a sea change. Two months ago, almost three in five managers thought inflation would rise over the next 12 months. Now, fewer than one in three feel that way, according to the latest ...

From ANGELA BARNES, Globe and Mail,  14 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Merrill Lynch

Income trust balloon quickly deflating

Times are tough, especially for income trusts, a situation underlined by the fact that three income trusts have cut or suspended their distributions over the past four days. Yesterday, industrial equipment distributor Strongco Income Fund suspended ...

From ANGELA BARNES, Globe and Mail,  13 Aug 2008

Greenback's strength is deflating gold price

Given the concern about global inflation, the price of gold should be soaring. Instead, it dropped $36.50 (U.S.) yesterday to $828.30 an ounce, the lowest since Christmas Eve. The latest decline brings the drop since July 18 to a hefty $126.70 or 13.3 ...

From ANGELA BARNES, Globe and Mail,  12 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Freddie Mac,  Fannie Mae,  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Games could net gold for Chinese stock market

If history is an indicator, China's beaten-down stock market should stage a big rebound after the Olympics end, according to the China Stock Digest. Jim Trippon, editor-in-chief of the newsletter, studied the impact of the previous six summer Olympics ...

From ANGELA BARNES, Globe and Mail,  8 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

Middle East: Relief from global stock market pain

Investors searching for sanctuary in these brutal global markets might want to take a gander at the Middle East as an area to wait out the turmoil. Markets in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries have outperformed global markets over the past ...

From ANGELA BARNES, Globe and Mail,  7 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Merrill Lynch

Investors wise to view rally with skepticism

Since U.S. equities markets bounced off the July 15 lows, they have delivered in just six sessions a return that in less turbulent times investors would be happy to earn over six months or more. That raises the question of whether the rally is for real. ...

From ANGELA BARNES, Globe and Mail,  24 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Dow Jones,  Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

Gloom deepens among fund managers

With worries deepening about the world economy, global fund managers are showing a growing aversion to stocks, including those in emerging markets, and a heightened fondness for cash, according to this month's Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. survey of ...

From ANGELA BARNES, Globe and Mail,  16 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Merrill Lynch

Optimism fades as investors renew punishment of U.S. bank stocks

The action in the U.S. bank stocks on Tuesday gave technical analysts hope that the long-suffering sector might finally be turning the corner, but obviously a lot of investors didn't see it that way. They continue to sell. The S&P 500 banks index fell 6 ...

From ANGELA BARNES, Globe and Mail,  10 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Bank of America,  Bear Stearns Companies, Inc

Investor doubt, fear first signal for 'market repair'

Earlier this year, investors bought into the global growth story wholeheartedly. Now they are less sure. Doubts and fear are creeping in. The way contrarians look at the situation, this is actually a positive development for the U.S. market, which is ...

From ANGELA BARNES, Globe and Mail,  4 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.,  Standard Poor's,  Dow Jones,  Citigroup,  Natixis

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