Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Economic outlook

  • Wall Street is not expecting additional quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve at its meeting this week but increasingly believes in the Fed's promise to keep interest rates low until late 2014, according to the latest CNBC Fed Survey.
  • (CNBC)
  • The New York Times took a sizable swipe at Walmart on Sunday, publishing an article alleging extensive use of bribery to develop stores in Mexico.
  • (Businessweek)
  • Recent surveys may have shown that business owners are generally feeling better about the economy, but theyre not necessarily acting on that sentiment.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The International Monetary Fund's recent World Economic Outlook (link: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm) predicts 3.5 percent growth in world GDP this year, 4.1 percent next year.
  • (Forbes)
  • FRANKFURT, Germany—Europe's plan to fix its debt crisis by imposing budget cuts frayed Monday. Heavy selling rocked financial markets, uncertainty gripped two governments, and the economic outlook darkened across the continent.
  • (Buffalo News)
  • HONG KONG--(Marketwire -04/23/12)- Today, www.BrightonMarkets.com announced new reports highlighting Tudou Hldg Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ: TUDO - News) and Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE - News).
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • The government made the estimate in its 2012 economic outlook report, released Tuesday. Brazils economy grew 2.7% in 2011, and according to the report, should grow by 4.5% this year, 5.5% in 2013 and 6.0% in 2014.
  • (NASDAQ)
  • Things have been so shaky in this financial crisis investment professionals in the last three to four years have actually been telling people to keep a cash reserve in their homes.
  • (Examiner)
  • HONG KONG -- (Marketwire) -- 04/23/12 -- Today, www.BrightonMarkets.com announced new reports highlighting Babcock Wilcox Co (NYSE: BWC) and RealPage, Inc. (NASDAQ: RP).
  • (StreetInsider.com)

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