Schroders Global Market Perspective
Schroders Global Market Perspective is a quarterly document which outlines Schroders' views of likely developments over the next twelve months and gives clients a flavour of the debate and analysis at the Cyclical Market Forum and the Global Asset Allocation Committee. It is wide ranging, containing views on the outlook for different regions of the world economy.
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| 20/11/2008 | Schroders Global Market Perspective - Q4 2008 (2802 KB)
Hopes that the problems in the banking sector were beginning to heal were dashed during the third quarter. In a tumultuous period, which culminated in the proposal by the US government of a $700 billion fund to buy troubled assets from financial institutions, we saw the mortgage providers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac taken into public ownership, the investment bank Lehman file for bankruptcy and the US government bail out the insurance company AIG. In the meantime, the US Federal Reserve and central banks around the world have pumped funds into the markets to improve liquidity. |