"Strathclyde Associates”: Bond Markets - The Japanese bond market has remained unchanged over the past month.

Market Outlook June 2010: “Strathclyde Associates, Korea”: Prospects for bond markets in mainland Europe are... particularly uncertain. Not all markets elsewhere will be affected, and some may even continue to benefit from the problems in Europe. The latest evidence on the economic performance is encouraging. Retail sales rebounded sharply in March; non-farm payrolls increased at the fastest monthly pace for three years in the same month; and both manufacturing and service sector output was higher.

The Bank of International Settlements has recently warned “that the aftermath of the financial crisis is poised to bring the simmering fiscal problems in industrial economies to boiling-point”, and that drastic measures will be needed to head off a compound interest rate spiral.

Market Outlook June 2010: “Strathclyde Associates, Korea”: The Greek situation remains in the eye of the storm, and has led to the decision to downgrade its debt to “junk” status despite a formal request for aid from the IMF and other member countries of the euro-zone to enable it to refinance its maturing debt and avoid a default.

Whilst the death knell for the US Dollar has been sounded often in recent years, it weakness has still not alarmed investors...yet!

The dollar has declined 15% against a raft of six major currencies from the highs set in March and is down more than 37% from a peak in 2001. Analysts are of the opinion that another sharp drop in the dollar – or a spike in volatility due to bad news – could heighten foreigners concerns about US stocks, and that could create a confidence crisis that spurs calls for re-examining the currency regime.

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