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Posts Tagged ‘volatility’

WITH Wall Street sliding last Friday amid the widening probe into Goldman Sachs and concerns about the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, it won't take a genius to figure out which way Asian markets will head for in today's opening. Given the volatility and constantly changing newsflows, market players have increasingly become momentum traders. And this is likely to continue until some of the grey c... more

INVESTORS should use the recent correction to buy into markets, say strategists of two private banks. But banish the thought of a buy and hold approach, as volatility may well erase gains made during the year.
Says Credit Suisse Private Bank’s chief investment officer Stefan Keitel: ‘Buy on weakness, sell on strength. There will be two to three corrections in 2010 but also opportunities.
‘We think… more

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…

(SINGAPORE) Go for higher growth and develop ‘real depths of capabilities’ in seven or eight areas. That, in a nutshell, is an economic strategy Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam sees for Singapore in the face of growing volatility.
‘Don’t go for a lower growth path for the sake of managing volatility. Go for a higher growth path but prepare our businesses and our workers well for the occas… more

Stock market volatility is back, a signal to some experts that the powerful rally that started in early March may be coming to an end.

The past two trading sessions have been characterised by a strong bout of risk aversion followed by a pro-risk rebound as the markets lurch in and out of the US dollar and equities. Among the volatility, it is important to put these moves into context. This time last week I…