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Liquidity wave lifts markets, but beware drought
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Capital markets are awash in money, lifting all manner of assets to records this year and brightening prospects for 2007, but key money managers fret that an errant move by a key central bank could crash that party. Full Article
Investors seek China exposure, from afar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's local stock markets are booming but many fund mangers prefer to invest in them by way of U.S. and Hong Kong markets due to concerns about the integrity of mainland-listed firms' financial statements. Full Article
Time right to buy Japanese stocks, say managers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japanese stocks, especially smaller ones, are attractive after a poor year as they are cheap, the world's second largest economy is growing reasonably well and corporations are mostly healthy, fund managers said. Full Article
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Bombs plus aggressive market bets worry for '07
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With 2007 just around the corner, investors, who enjoyed an unexpectedly robust 2006, worry about a host of potential foreign and homemade disasters that could weigh on markets in the months ahead. Full Article
Investors sanguine about Democratic Congress
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the Democrats get set to take control of Congress in January, big money managers are taking the imminent power shift in stride, convinced that market-friendly policies of the Bush era will remain intact. Full Article
Emerging markets seen less daunted by oil in 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) - How high crude oil prices could go next year is anybody's guess. But even with the risk of a price spike, fund managers told this week's Reuters Investment Outlook 2007 Summit in New York that emerging markets such as India were unlikely to feel a pinch, provided there was no sharp downturn in U.S. economic growth. Full Article
Stocks, and valuations, may rise in 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If 2007 is another big year for U.S. equities, chances are it will bear one striking distinction from the first four years of the current bull market: stock valuations will rise along with stock prices. Full Article
Buyouts seen bigger, possibly peaking in 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corporate buyouts are likely to reach their highest level ever next year, but that may also signal the beginning of the end of the private equity mania that has gripped Wall Street this year. Full Article
Not all investors see a big Fed ease
NEW YORK (Reuters) - While financial markets widely expect that the Federal Reserve will start a vigorous interest rate-cutting program in 2007, some big money managers believe the economy could be strong enough next year to even prompt a rate hike. Full Article
Matthews sees value in Indian state-run firms
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Government-controlled Indian banks and oil firms still offer attractive investment opportunities in an overall pricey market, a fund manager with Matthews International Capital Management said on Wednesday. Full Article
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