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Global growth seen fueling stock gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The outlook for U.S. stocks is looking bright as growth in global economies defies even the most bearish expectations. Full Article
Secretive state funds have markets anxious
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With more money on hand than the entire hedge fund industry, investment funds controlled by governments in Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere are fast becoming the 800-pound gorillas of global markets. Full Article
Think global, invest globally
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In terms of the U.S. economy's relationship with the rest of the world, the tail may now be wagging the dog. Full Article
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Housing to dog Wall St despite some optimism
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Recent data pointing to a healthy job market and strength in consumer spending has helped deflate Wall Street's concerns that the housing slowdown would send the economy into an abrupt downturn. Full Article
U.S. stocks seen as best assets for 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks, which have played second fiddle to high-returning international equities in recent years, are regaining their glory as the top investment choice for the second half of the year. Full Article
Bear market in bonds is dawning: strategists
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury yields' recent push to five-year highs is the latest signal that a bear market in bonds may be dawning after a bull market that spanned nearly a quarter century. Full Article
Japan inflation shock could fuel carry unwind
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rising U.S. bond yields have yet to tarnish the allure of carry trades, but an inflation shock in either Japan or Switzerland that would prompt more aggressive rate rises could force investors to unravel these foreign exchange-linked deals, currency strategists said this week. Full Article
Rising yields could pinch emerging currencies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If U.S. Treasury yields keep rising, investors may decide that the premium offered by some emerging market currencies is just not worth the risk of holding them, Mike Moran, foreign exchange strategist with Standard Chartered, said on Wednesday. Full Article | Video
LBO deals may be early risk signal: strategists
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The aftershock if a corporate takeover fails to get financing is one of the biggest potential threats to the credit markets this year, fixed-income strategists said this week. Full Article
Wall Street fears populist presidential race
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The early days of the 2008 U.S. presidential race have yet to reveal a Wall Street darling, but heated rhetoric on trade and immigration has market mavens edgy that a populist may gain the White House. Full Article
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