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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

Technical analysis show us the euro may correct upwards before continues its downtrend as MACD giving us a buying signal by crossing MACD line to the signal line and RSI breaks 30% line upwards. Bollinger gives us a bullish signal by closing the candle above the lower band.

A wobble in pro-risk strategies linked to equity market jitters in China and default fears in the Middle East caused a surge in volatility, but may present a buying opportunity in a (still) ample liquidity environment. With buyers considering more attractive levels and finding cover in generally risk-supportive central bank…

Consumers got back in the buying mood in October as their incomes grew modestly, an encouraging sign for the budding economic recovery.

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A 70-POINT rise in the December futures contract on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a 1.7 per cent rise in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index and a firm opening Europe-wide yesterday led traders here to bet heavily on Wall Street opening the week with a bang. The subsequent buying targeted mainly banks and propelled the Straits Times Index up 56.62 points to 2,783.85 in moderate volume of 1.85 billion … more

IT was a generally positive session for Asian stock markets, but with a huge dose of caution in the air ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s upcoming pronouncement on the economic outlook and more key economic data ahead.
In Singapore, the benchmark Straits Times index rose, but on lacklustre trading on thin volumes.
The 27.09-point gain to 2,648.64 came on the back of relatively light buying on heav… more

Technical analysis shows us the Euro may continue its uptrend. We can see the demand in the market by using some indicators like MACD which giving us a buying signal by crossing the MACD line to the signal line. RSI shows us the strength in the market. Bollinger gives us…

(SINGAPORE) Foreign buying of private homes rose in Q2 but is not back in full force in terms of its share of higher-priced transactions, according to a caveats analysis by DTZ. The quarter also saw a resurgence of purchases by Indonesians, who were the top buyers in the upper-tier segments.
Foreigners, excluding Singapore permanent residents (PRs), made up only 15 per cent of those who bought pri… more

AP – Investors slowed their hectic buying of stocks Monday, leaving the major indexes little changed after a four-day advance.

Investors slowed their hectic buying of stocks Monday, leaving the major indexes little changed after a four-day advance.