81. Quarterly earnings reports are always interesting, but this time they are crucial, said Carolyn Moses, director of global equity research at Lehman Brothers. 82. Economists say a U.S. slowdown could deal a double blow to Japan, reducing demand for Japanese exports and increasing concern about a global equity selloff. 83. Global equity funds, which hold both foreign and U.S. stocks, might be another way to lessen risk. 84. Global equity and bond markets take up the final part of the book, and this part I found most interesting. 85. Most Asian stock markets closed higher Monday following the reweighting of a set of influential global equity indexes. 86. Mr Strongin said the recent volatility in global equity markets was encouraging fund managers to consider alternative investment strategies. 87. Most Asian stock markets ended the week lower Friday as investors awaited the reweighing of global equity indexes. 88. NatWest Group PLC said Friday it had rejected an unsolicited offer for its global equities division from rival Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. 89. S stocks surged on Monday after Asian financial markets roared back to life, triggering a global equity rally. 90. Taylor examines how the business cycle affects the stock market, global equity markets, the bond market and the financial market. |