Posts Tagged ‘Barclays’
Barclays cuts inflation forecast to 3%
April 4th, 2010 | 
Author: BARCLAYS Capital has trimmed its inflation forecast for Singapore for this year to 3 per cent, down from its previous prediction of 4 per cent.
The property market is stabilising and there are no signs of overheating in the economy, said Barclays in its quarterly macro-economic report.
It added that inflation readings had been lower than expected lately, and that this strengthened the case for the… more
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Caution over equity valuations in Asia
AMID the general optimism over equities in Asia and the emerging markets, strategists at Barclays Wealth have sounded a note of caution over valuations in Asia. This runs counter to the consensus view that Asian growth is set to outstrip that of developed economies – a point that isn’t in dispute – and that market weakness is a buying opportunity.
Says Aaron Gurwitz, Barclays Wealth managing di… more
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S’pores rich bullish about property investments
SINGAPORE) SINGAPORE’S rich are among the most optimistic of investors when it comes to property investments, and are planning to raise their exposure to the asset class in the next two years, a new study shows.
The study, by Barclays Wealth and the Economist Intelligence Unit, found that 53 per cent of high net worth inves… more
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Weekly Market Wrap
The dollar extended its losses this week thanks to more reserve diversification and selected corporate earnings. Highlighting the reserve diversification issue, a Barclays analyst report said that nations which report currency breakdowns placed 63% of their new cash into euro and yen pairs this summer (the report also noted that…
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London stocks rise (AFP)
AFP – Stocks in London advanced at the start of trade on Monday as Barclays reported a spike in profit and Petrofac received a broker upgrade.
