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2007 Predictions: Go Korea

Several bankers predict that 2007 will be the year that Korean equities finally shine.

Lara Wozniak

December 18, 2006

ÆTis the season to make predictions û and this yearÆs macro ones are, well, predictable. But one of the calls, on the equities front, that managed to spark enough interest to wake up journalists nursing coffees at morning meetings and ask a question or two, was the notion that 2007 will be the year for Korean stocks. Is it finally KoreaÆs day in the sun

Perhaps.

Citigroup economist Markus Rosgen argues that in 2007 value is finally going to beat momentum in the market. He notes that for the past 29 months, momentum has clearly won out over value. ôSo much so, that momoÆs out-performance is now close to being a two standard deviation event...

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