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European Investor Concerns Grow As Budget Troubles Continue

Fundamental Headlines • Fed to Bare Tightening Plan – Wall Street Journal • G-7 Leaders Split on Finance Regulation – Wall Street Journal • Traders cautious as contagion fears linger - Financial Times • Weak Dollar Illusory as Correlated Trading Shows Gains Since Bretton

Euro Rebounds Despite Drop in Sentix Survey, British Pound Extends Decline

Talking Points •    Japanese Yen: Weighed by Risk Appetite •    Pound: Extends Decline From Previous Week •    Euro: Investor Sentiment Unexpectedly Weakens •    US Dollar: Lack of Fundamental Releases to Give Way to Risk Trends Euro Rebounds Despite Drop in Sentix

When buying off the plan turns out to have an unplanned downside

YOU'D never buy a pair of expensive jeans without trying them on first. After all, the cut could be unflattering and sizes are not what they used to be. But somehow, property investors feel comfortable risking a lot more than the cost of designer clothes when they buy an apartment without

When buying off the plan turns out to have an unplanned downside

Beware the many pitfalls that come with purchasing property before it is built. YOU'D never buy a pair of expensive jeans without trying them on first. After all, the cut could be unflattering and sizes are not what they used to be. But somehow, property investors feel comfortable

Japanese Yen to Decline if Risk Recovery Lifts Carry Trades

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Fundamental Forecast for Japanese Yen: Neutral - US Dollar Selling Intensifies Against Japanese Yen - Speculative Sentiment Points to Continues Yen Gains - Yen Futures Positioning Reverses From Bearish Extreme The Japanese Yen may temporarily decline after five consecutive weeks of gains
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EUR/USD: Trading the Sentix Investor Confidence Survey

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Trading the News: Euro-Zone Sentix Investor Confidence Survey What’s Expected Time of release:        02/08/2010 09:30 GMT, 04:30 EST Primary Pair Impact :    EURUSD Previous:         -3.7 Impact the Sentix confidence survey had on EURUSD through the last 2
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Debts A Problem? Not In Australia

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This global blow out in public debt has been a key outcome from the global financial crisis . Aging populations are also playing a role. The AMP's Chief Economist , Dr Shane Oliver says that debt crises in peripheral countries, such as Greece and Dubai, probably aren't enough to
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Greek unions buck at frugality demand

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THE European Commission has ordered Greece to slash public spending and spell out the details of its austerity plan within ''one month'', invoking new EU Treaty powers to impose a radical shake-up of the Greek economy. The labour federation of Greece immediately called a general strike for
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Managed funds down at AXA Asia Pacific - Yahoo!7 Finance News

Wednesday February 3, 2010, 1:49 pm Takeover target AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd (AXA APH) suffered a three per cent decline in group managed funds during 2009, with a stronger performance from its insurance business buffering falls in wealth management. AXA APH on Wednesday

Managed funds down at AXA Asia Pacific

AAP AXA APH on Wednesday said its insurance business had grown across all markets, with inforce premiums - the difference between new and discontinued insurance policies - particularly strong in Asia. Inforce premiums for AXA APH's Hong Kong unit increased by eight per cent to $HK6.605