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Real Estate Report: Opportunities, not just risks
- 2012: a good or bad real estate year?
- US office market slowly on the rise
- German real estate market: where is the crisis?
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Country Focus - Greece: No sign of an ideal solution
The dramatic austerity measures and economic reforms that are needed are placing heavy burdens on the domestic political situation in Greece, partly because such measures go hand in hand with a severe adjustment recession...
» Country Focus - Greece: No sign of an ideal solution (PDF, 264 KB)FX Report
In Focus
- US dollar: easing weighs on the safe haven
- British pound: appreciation close to the end
- Swiss franc: new head, old policy
- Japanese yen: breather for last year’s winner
- New Zealand dollar: little potential
Brief: AUD, CAD and ZAR
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Facts & Figures: Hesse and Thuringia – Federal States in Germany
Germany is a federal state consisting of 16 Bundesländer (federal states). Of these, Hesse and Thuringia are two states situated in the heart of Germany...
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» Zahlen & Fakten: Die Bundesländer Hessen und Thüringen (PDF, 286 KB)
FX Report
In Focus
- US dollar: facing manageable challenges
- British pound: splendid isolation?
- Swiss franc: exchange rate target remains in place
- Japanese yen: potential nearly exhausted
In Brief: AUD, NOK and SEK
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Chief Economist’s Comment: New year, new chances
After the painful losses in the stock markets in 2011, investors are longing for a year with less drama. Maintaining asset value is considered the primary objective. However, it is not highly rated sovereign bonds that offer the most favourable risk-reward profile, but stocks. Thus, 2012 will presumably turn into a year of the stock. A level of 7,000 for the DAX by the end of the year does not seem overly ambitious...
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» FX Daily (English) | Feb 3, 2012 PDF, 51 KB
» Fixed Income Daily (English) | Feb 3, 2012 PDF, 80 KB
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