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Yellen springs no surprise, monthly stimulus cut another 10bn

International Finance DeskMarch 20, 2014

by International Finance DeskMarch 20, 2014

New Federal Reserve head lives up to promise of continuity, whittles monthly assets purchase to billion and keeps interest rates untouched, reports Washington, March 20: The US Federal Reserve didn’t disappoint, neither did Janet Yellen in her first meeting as the Chair of its marketing committee on Wednesday as she chose to stick to the...

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US home builders more confident as spring approaches

International Finance DeskMarch 18, 2014

by International Finance DeskMarch 18, 2014

Approaching buying season likely to boost sales but six-month outlook grim because of shortage of labour and approved land, reports Team IFM New York, March 18: Builder confidence in the market for newly-built, single-family homes crawled up slightly this month in the US but remained close to a two-year low even while data released by the...

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US shrugs off winter blues, factory output back on track

International Finance DeskMarch 18, 2014

by International Finance DeskMarch 18, 2014

Industrial production highest in six months as motor vehicles and parts emerge as biggest gainers, reports Team IFM New York, March 18: American manufacturers and allied industrial sectors seem to have shrugged off the winter drag to ramp up production in February to mark the highest increase in the past six months and offset the...

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The Unsung Heroes of Recurring Revenue

International Finance DeskMarch 15, 2014

by International Finance DeskMarch 15, 2014

by James Dunham, SVP Product Management at ServiceSource To fully understand recurring revenue performance in your business, you need to first understand the people in your business most involved with those numbers: the renewal sales representatives. Research into the IT buyer paints a picture of a busy professional, handling enormous complexity at work and being...

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Dragon stumbles as growth falls to lowest point since 2009

International Finance DeskMarch 14, 2014

by International Finance DeskMarch 14, 2014

Premier Li talks of challenges and promises measures as shocked analysts predict loosening of tight monetary policies, reports Team IFM Beijing, March 14: The speed of China’s industrial output growth slowed beyond expectations in the first two months this year to a five-year low, official data released on Thursday showed, prompting Premier Li Keqiang to...

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Building personal brand equity

International Finance DeskMarch 13, 2014

by International Finance DeskMarch 13, 2014

by Mark Personal brand equity is a valuable business commodity. It’s the combined sum of your character, your ability and your charisma. Your personal brand is invaluable throughout your career and it’s what makes you unique. It’s the reason why people will deal with you – in Andrew Ross Sorkin’s “Too Big to Fail”, a beleaguered...

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Column: Investment Insights

International Finance DeskMarch 4, 2014

by International Finance DeskMarch 4, 2014

Asian Bond Markets Improving But Still Need Catching Up. 4th March 2014 In recent times, Asian debt markets have seen sharp growth in bond issuance, but they still have a long way to go to reach the standards of markets in matured economies, writes Jagannadham Thunuguntla An effectively functioning financial system linked to economic growth...

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The US reinvents itself, yet again!

International Finance DeskMarch 1, 2014

by International Finance DeskMarch 1, 2014

Dr Shane Oliver Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist AMP Capital Investors Introduction The problems with the US economy are well known. Its level of public debt is too high, its spending on social security and health is unsustainable, its health system is woefully inefficient – spending more relative to GDP than most OECD...

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Americans show renewed interest in purchasing new homes

International Finance DeskFebruary 28, 2014

by International Finance DeskFebruary 28, 2014

Despite grim projections of a slowdown in the critical housing sector, sale of single-family new units in January rose to its highest level since July 2008, reports Team IFM Washington, February 28: New home sales rose to a five-year high in the US in January, official data released on Wednesday said, allaying fears of a...

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Demand for listed real estate in Europe expected to rise

International Finance DeskFebruary 27, 2014

by International Finance DeskFebruary 27, 2014

by Tom Walker Deputy Global Head of Listed Real Estate Last year Investors shifted their preference away from American stocks towards those in Europe; where they saw better value than those across the Atlantic. This theme looks set to continue this year as investors look for value. At the same time institutional investors stated that...