Highlights of Recent Trends in Financial Markets - May 2007

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21-May-2007

There was a sizeable correction in financial markets in February. However, since then all of the reflation trades have returned: equities have recouped their losses to the end of April; bonds yields have ...

Highlights of Recent Trends in Financial Markets: November 2006

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09-Nov-2006

After some major corrections in May and June, equity markets recovered well and, despite heightened uncertainty, sentiment in corporate bond markets remained positive. In the light of a weakening economic ...

OECD Insurance Statistics - online database

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01-Sep-2006

The insurance industry is a major component of the economy by virtue of the amount of premiums it collects, the scale of its investment and, more fundamentally, the essential social and economic role it ...

Highlights of Recent Trends in Financial Markets: April 2006

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20-Apr-2006

Financial markets in major economies have been broadly strong after some weakening in the first part of the fourth quarter of 2005. Equity markets in the euro area have been buoyant over the past few months, ...

OECD in Figures 2005 - Domestic and foreign finance

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17-Nov-2005

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OECD in Figures 2005 - Prices and interest rates

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17-Nov-2005

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Highlights of Recent Trends in Financial Markets: November 2005

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07-Nov-2005

Over the past few months, prices in major financial markets have remained strong despite further oil price increases. After major equity markets had shown a soft spot around March and April, they regained ...

Highlights of Recent Trends in Financial Markets: March 2005

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17-Mar-2005

Over the past few months, major equity markets generally have continued their upward trend, while interest rates at the long end of the maturity spectrum have declined. Meanwhile, credit spreads for both ...

Highlights of Recent Trends in Financial Markets: October 2004

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26-Oct-2004

Financial markets have shown resilience in an environment of marked increases in oil and commodity prices and somewhat diminished expectations about the strength of the economic recovery. Major stock markets, ...

Highlights of Recent Trends in Financial Markets: March 2004

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22-Mar-2004

Both bond and equity markets have been strong recently. Stock markets have continued to rise over the past few months, reflecting the on-going economic recovery and general optimism about the economic outlook....

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