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MARKET WATCH

ECB's vigorous support to the banking system

US banks' consumer lending remains weak

East Asia's high inflation is a threat to growth

Gold prices supported by geopolitical instabilities

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Australia needs further rate cuts
China's growth increasingly
    driven by domestic demand
India's inflation is too high
Indonesia remains on a steady
    growth path
Malaysia's economy driven by
    strong stimulus and large net exports
Philippines' strong recovery set to
    continue
South Korea needs tighter credit
    to tame inflation
 

Argentina's stabilizing growth
Brazil's slowing inflation may lead
    to further credit easing
Chile's large reconstruction effort
Mexico's continuing recovery





Economic indicators for major financial
    markets
 




 
US banks' weak consumer lending
    despite huge excess reserves
Germany's trade surpluses are a big
    problem for its Eurozone partners
Japan's excessive reliance on exports
    will lead to recessionary relapse
China's economic growth increasingly
    generated by domestic demand
A weaker euro is an opportunity to buy
    Eurozone's bluechips
East Asia's high inflation rates are a
    serious threat to growth
Gold prices reflecting dangers of
    geopolitical instabilities
ECB will continue to support Eurozone's
    banking system
America's low labor costs will keep
    boosting corporate profits
Brazil's weaker growth, slowing inflation
    and strong reais make possible
    further interest rate cuts

 



The U.S. economy will be supported by
    cheap credit and a weak dollar
Japan's economy should rely more
    on domestic demand
Germany's growth pushed down
    by shrinking Eurozone markets
France's economy has slipped into
    a deepening slowdown
Italy is back into a deep recession
Britain's huge fiscal deficits will continue
    to depress demand and employment
Russia's economy supported by
    strong public spending
Canada's slowdown will be reversed by
    a gradual recovery of U.S. economy

 

Hungary's improving trade accounts
Netherland's slow economic recovery
Poland's worsening trade and
    budget balances
Portugal's fiscal consolidation is
    depressing jobs and income
Spain's budget cuts unlikely to be
    offset by stronger net exports
Sweden's strong and well balanced
    economic rebound
Switzerland: taming the franc has
    created a large inflation potential