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    Repo markets and the proposed financial transaction tax

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    The European Commission’s financial transaction tax proposal on most equity, debt and derivative transactions is currently the subject of hot debate and negotiations between the 11 eurozone member states and participants in the financial markets. One area of the industry that seems particularly vulnerable to even the smallest levy is the securities lending and repo markets because of a combination of low margins, large volumes and repeated transactions.

    Market update: Global shares hover near recent highs but all eyes are on Bernanke's testimony today

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    Both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices closed at new all-time highs of 15,387.6 and 1,669.2, up 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. While markets are stable in Europe this morning, the FTSE Eurofirst 300 was down 0.3%, and the FTSE 100 had shed 0.2% at the time of writing.

    UK temporary inflation fall boosts second-half economic prospects

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    CPI inflation was expected to fall in April because of lower petrol prices and a favourable Budget base effect but the outturn of 2.4% was below a projection here of 2.6% (also the consensus forecast).

    Still a nation of shopkeepers?

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    It was Adam Smith in his 'Wealth of Nations' published in 1776 who referred to Great Britain as 'a nation of shopkeepers' and it is a phrase that has remained very relevant to the UK economy ever since.

    Why UK 2013 growth of 2% remains achievable

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    A post in December suggested that UK GDP would grow by about 2% in 2013. This was based partly on a simple forecasting rule-of-thumb that judges prospects for the coming calendar year to be “good” if both real money growth and share prices are higher than a year before. This condition was met at the end of last year for the first time since December 2005. Historically, growth has averaged 4.1% in years following such a signal – see the earlier post for details.

    Weekly wrap: GDP growth: Japanese joy, European gloom

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    In Asia, it is hoped that Japanese exports for April (Tuesday) will build on recent strength (+1.1% year-on-year in March). Over in China, the health of the manufacturing sector is gauged with the release of the May HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI (Wednesday); the April reading came in at 50.4, signalling only a slight improvement in manufacturing activity.

    Are attractive equity yields becoming harder to find?

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    The prevailing low interest rate environment is driving investors to search for income-generating assets. The resulting increased demand for bonds has led to a fall in bond yields and since last year, risk appetite for equities has improved. Given that many equity markets have rallied considerably since last year, we are often asked whether it is still possible to find good yield opportunities in equities.

    Citywire: Henderson tech stars sell out of social media plays

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    Ian Warmerdam and Stuart O'Gorman have decided to take profits on positions in Facebook and LinkedIn to allow them to focus the Henderson HF Global Technology fund on the internet retail market.

    Positive dividend surprises in Asia

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    The Asian universe of income stocks is witnessing a wave of positive dividend surprises in 2013.

    Investment opportunities abound in emerging markets

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    Emerging markets equities have had a bit of a bumpy ride in recent years. During the last three years the asset class has underperformed US equities by a significant margin and has registered a similar performance to Europe despite the fact that the latter was at the epicentre of almost every negative tail risk event.



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