Market Outlook October 2010: Strathclyde Associates Government Bonds Part3 The strength of the major European bond markets must therefore also be viewed with some concern. The gilt edged market has followed the pattern of other markets and has also improved again over the past month. <...

The major government bond markets have made further significant gains over the past month, despite the massive fiscal deficits around the world, and the renewed concerns about the possibility of sovereign debt defaults in Europe.

The lack of more positive measures initially caused s...

Market Outlook October 2010: Strathclyde Associates Government Bonds Part1 The major government bond markets have made further significant gains over the past month, despite the massive fiscal deficits around the world, and the renewed concerns about the possibility of sovereign debt defau...

Brazil’s economic output dipped a tiny 0.2% in 2009 and is on course to grow by about 6% — well above the 4.5% or so that many economists regard as the potential or noninflationary rate — in 2010. Industrial production, retail sales, employment, business and consumer confidence are all on t...

Strathclyde Associates: Taking A Look at Taiwan’s Economy - Taiwan is recovering rapidly from last year’s recession. Its semi-conductor industry is doing well and there is very little inflationary pressure in the economy. Taiwanese, however, are concerned about their linkages with the mainl...

Taking A Look at South Korea’s Economy: Strathclyde Associates - Korea is set to grow about 5% this year, faster than the Bank of Korea’s December forecast of 4.6%.

The central bank has lowered its 2010 forecast for consumer price inflation to 2.6% giving a signal to the market that...

“Strathclyde Associates” Taking A Look - China’s Economy: China ran its first monthly trade deficit in six years in March.

With imports of commodities surging in February, China swung to a trade deficit of $7.24 billion in March from a surplus of $7.61 billion in February. The cumul...

China’s economy expanded 11.9% from a year earlier in the first quarter of 2010, a strong result highlighting both the strength of the recovery in China and the increasing risks of overheating.

Inflation has been subdued so far, with the consumer price index rising 2.4% in March fro...

India’s economy is expected to grow 8.2% this fiscal year, and accelerate to 9% next year, powered by rising local demand, a robust rebound in manufacturing activity and investment in infrastructure. Policy makers are being kept on their toes by inflation: peak food inflation of over 20% re...