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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:46 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:50:23 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/lex/macromarkets(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/cd71ccea-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/cd71ccea-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlBuying stocks has proved an effective strategy everywhere except in the only developed market in negative territory in the year to dateFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/60f35b7a-d51b-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/60f35b7a-d51b-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlIt has taken less than a year for noise surrounding commodities to return to full volume but ignore the wailing analysts Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:42:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/226d7566-d4ee-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/226d7566-d4ee-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlNot even Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao could avert the impending funding crunch in Asia's 13th largest economyThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:33:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/bda560bc-d4ed-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/bda560bc-d4ed-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Golden State faces a cumulative shortfall of $21bn between the rest of this fiscal year and the one starting next JulyThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:27:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/009d9d6e-d370-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/009d9d6e-d370-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlWhile the economy appears to be recovering, many small businesses are suffering Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:31:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/1e032168-d293-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/1e032168-d293-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlEmployers' impulse is still to 'hoard' labour and try to temper the harm to productivity using wage restraintMon, 16 Nov 2009 22:38:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/5d5bc312-d291-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/5d5bc312-d291-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlHowever perplexing for politicians or investors long renminbi forwards, China's position on its currency is entirely reasonableMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:55:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/521aab5e-d038-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/521aab5e-d038-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0.htmlUS consumers, buoyed by the nascent recovery are buyingmore expensive imports, widening the US trade deficit in SeptemberFri, 13 Nov 2009 18:10:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/1c0f60b0-cf6e-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/1c0f60b0-cf6e-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Empire State rivals the Golden one in terms of thepoor working of its budgetThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:16:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/8851973e-cf6e-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8851973e-cf6e-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlSpain joined the UK in Europe's hall of shame after its economy contracted for a sixth consecutive quarterThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:29:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/f09734fc-cf6e-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/f09734fc-cf6e-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlRussia has been largely absent from international capital markets for the past year, but things are beginning to change Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:26:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/6d406260-cea4-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/6d406260-cea4-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.htmlSeasoned China-watchers accept that not everything adds up in the data-gathering businessWed, 11 Nov 2009 22:43:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/fa4e02ce-ced2-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/fa4e02ce-ced2-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.htmlThe strength of the recovery looks likely to be the single most important factor in determining a Conservative win in next year's electionsWed, 11 Nov 2009 22:43:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/aaa29442-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/aaa29442-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlJitters in the IPO market attest to continued uncertainty, but are more likely to be speed-bumps on the road to recovery than road-blocksSun, 8 Nov 2009 20:30:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/61dab304-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fmacromarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/61dab304-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlA large drop in employment has outpaced a fall in the numbers choosing to stop seeking work, propelling the headline jobless rate skywardFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:43:02 +0000