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Personal Finance - Standard Chartered Bank

Looking beyond the strong start

The global economy staged a strong start for 2006. Despite growing concerns over a potential overheating in the housing market and...

	The Risk of Tighter Liquidity In The Year Aheady
	The world economy has remained strong and financial markets have now turned the spotlight on two main areas...


	Little room for complacency
	The global economic headwinds are getting stronger and the latest damage from Hurricane Katrina may have exacerbated...


	Three reasons to be concerned, but not too concerned
	Last year, we managed to slightly outperform the strategic asset allocation model due to our overweight...


	Overweight equities stance maintained, but watch this space
	2004 has been a test of patience for our asset allocation views. While corporate earnings grew at a rapid pace...


	Japan Economy Slowing, But Not Into Recession
	Economic growth in Japan is set to slow to a more sustainable pace in coming months having grown at a phenomenal rate...


	Economic slowdown inevitable.
	The recent global economic growth performance is probably as good as it gets. Only Europe appears capable of experiencing higher growth...


	Strong growth, but keep your eyes on three risks.
	Global growth is relentless. The US is going from strength to strength. Japan actually outperformed the US in the first quarter...


	Weighing the value of Asian markets
	Notwithstanding the bird flu, the economic recovery in Asia looks set to continue through 2004 as the global economy looks set to...


	Japan Equities Shine Again?
	Equities in the Land of the Rising Sun have seen much interest from foreign investors with the strong economic performance...