date:Jan 14, 2013
st rates on hold yesterday as improving sentiment underpinned expectations of a gradual recovery. Chinas exports rose more than forecast last month, customs data yesterday showed. The International Monetary Fund expects 3.6 percent global economic growth this year, from 3.3 percent in 2012.
There is quite a general bullish atmosphere at the moment, with good data out of China, good data out of the U.S., and the opinion that Europe is bottoming, said Filip Petersson, a commodities strategist at