Recovery fears

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German manufacturing industry is recovering and western German manufacturers are increasingly confident. Manufacturing industry has benefited from the low value of the German mark. German gross domestic product is forecast to grow by 2.2% in 1997 and there could be concern about a possible rise in interest rates which would hit bond prices, according to Goldman Sachs' Thomas Mayer. Share prices could be affected by developments in the bond market, though optimists see tax reforms as helping to boost corporate earnings and so share prices.

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Germany: on course

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The German stock market performed well in 1st half 1996 and this performance looks set to continue in 2nd half 1996. The Dax 30 index was up by nearly 14% in the half-year to Jun 1996 though the weak German mark eroded returns for some foreign investors. German interest rates look set to stay low and the economy is recovering. Both factors should help share prices. Germany should benefit from a recovery in Europe as a whole, though the German mark is likely to continue to remain weak.

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Buying boycott

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The Frankfurt stock exchange has seen low levels of trading in 1995. This is linked to concern over problems in Russia and the rise in value of the German mark. This could affect German exports and so the automobile and chemical industries. There is also concern about the impact of the IG Metall strike which could continue in Mar 1995. Interest rates may not rise in the short term due to the strength of the German mark, and this may aid share prices.

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