
14 Related articles for Analyses
Mergers and acquisitions: recovery in 2011-2012?
With companies now seeing their finances improve, whether in Europe, the US or Asia, opportunities for mergers seem plentiful.
The professional certification of market players
In the wake of the crisis and the strengthening of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), the French market regulator (AMF) is asking banks to confirm the knowledge of employees who inform on, advise on, or carry out transactions on financial instruments.
World consumption: emerging countries definitively taking the lead
A cautious scenario suggests that emerging markets could account for more than 50% of global consumer demand growth out to 2015.
Oil in euros makes no major difference on its own
The only alternative today to pricing oil in dollars is to price it in euros. However, such a switch would in itself have a negligible impact. The real issues to consider are the currency policies of major oil exporters and major oil importers.
Eurozone – Why recovery will not lead to rate hikes anytime soon
We believe that tighter monetary policy is still a long way down the road despite the end of the period of GDP contraction and tumbling inflation.
The US labor market has never been in such bad shape
Hopes of a "V-shaped recovery" accompanied by a rapid fall in unemployment are far too optimistic.
Rebound in commodities: speculation or a leading economic indicator?
After plummeting by nearly 65% in the second half of 2008, commodity prices first stabilised in Q1 09 before rebounding spectacularly in Q2.
Asia: time to build a new model
Some thought that decoupling would reduce the impact off the crisis on Asia. This overlooked that the Asian economies relied increasingly on the advanced economies.
The financial sector recovers from an acute crisis
The ending of the crisis in the financial sector is a prerequisite to any sustainable economic recovery.
Exceptional financing volumes for business customers on the credit market
One of the greatest fears plaguing the current crisis was corporate financing capacity in light of the low risk appetite...
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