As we put away our Santa hats, it is time to reflect on global sharemarkets and what may be in store for us in 2014 after a contentious year. Looking at the charts, we find the US sharemarket, as reflected in the Dow Jones Industrial Average iNdex approached the year-end in a vulnerable ... Read more
Archives for January 2014
IMF raises growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects an improved outlook for the global economy, but warns major economies to keep their interest rates low while budgets are being repaired. The IMF said global activity strengthened during the second half of 2013, and is expected to ... Read more
Beijing reforms race rising debt —Business Spectator
by Peter Cai 2014 will be year zero for China’s bold reform plan. It will also be the year that will test the country’s tradition of defying doomsayers. The Chinese government wants to pursue two set of conflicting goals this year: implementing the bold reforms unveiled at the ... Read more
Sydney’s property dam is about to burst
by Robert Gottliebsen New ingredients are emerging that look set to generate a surplus of apartments in Sydney in two or three years – the first time that has happened for a long time. The two new ingredients are the emergence of Chinese developers and a ... Read more