BIS Quarterly Review March 2004

The BIS September 2003 quarterly review, released 8 March, said global equity markets rallied in early 2004 due to investors strong risk appetite, not just economic and corporate fundamentals.

Equity prices have outpaced earnings improvements for about a year, pushing some valuations beyond historical averages, said the BIS, the central bank to the world's central banks, whose views are seen to reflect a consensus among monetary authorities.

"While improvements in global growth prospects and

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