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September 2013 Market View

Monday, October 7th, 2013

The fears of August evaporated in September as Russia persuaded Syria to put its chemical weapons under international control, and Ben Bernanke surprised markets by not introducing a taper to the Quantative Easing programme, despite being widely expected to do so. Maybe he had got wind of the budget impasse in the US and the … Continue reading “September 2013 Market View”

August 2013 Market View

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

Nervousness returned to markets in August as a combination of a potentially “tapered” US Quantative Easing programme and Syria led investors to “take money off the table”, both equity and bond markets fell over the month. With stock and bond market volumes traditionally light, there were some notable news events. Terrible events in the Syrian … Continue reading “August 2013 Market View”

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