Katy Barnato
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Futures were higher Tuesday, amid hopes of progress toward resolution of the "fiscal cliff" in Washington.
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Even as markets have been focused on a potential bailout for Spain, analysts say Italy, which is heading for a protracted recession, may also need aid in 2013.
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Two-thirds of chief executives and chief financial officers from around the world view the euro zone crisis as an opportunity to gain competitive advantage over rivals, according to a survey by global consultancy firm Accenture.
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As the euro zone debt crisis weighs on the German “strong man of Europe”, Germany’s slowdown puts Eastern Europe’s growth at risk too, analysts told CNBC.
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The S&P 500 is set to fall another 8 percent by the end of the year, on top of the 7 percent decline seen since the year’s high reached in September, according to a new strategy note by Goldman Sachs.
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U.S. stocks markets’ poor performance since November is due to an already present “profits cliff,” not a future “fiscal cliff,” Societe Generale strategist Albert Edwards said in a note on Wednesday.
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U.S. markets may rally once more before slumping for the subsequent six to 18 months, according to a research note by Nomura Strategist Bob Janjuah.
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The fiscal cliff — the $600 billion of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts due at the end of this year — is “simply not going to happen”, Sen. Bob Corker told CNBC.
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The U.K. government should avoid trying to help businesses, technology group Aveva’s CEO said on Monday, because government intervention inevitably leads to more legislation and red tape.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, potentially reversing a sharp two-day post-election drop.