viewpoint end of QE
With QE over in the US and interest rate rises on the horizon, we asked the EIE editorial panel how investors should protect themselves.
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Is Russia really in ruin
The accelerating of its currency and the Russian central bank’s drastic rate rise invoke memories of the 1998 Rouble crisis. Is Russia headed for the worst?
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Off the record
Tjibbe Hoekstra looks at one of the most universal of investment measurements and asks fund selectors if it is time to drop our reliance on track record as a way of selecting funds.
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Rising dollar casts cloud over emd
Bond issuers from emerging market economies might run into trouble if the dollar continues its rise versus EM currencies, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) warned yesterday.
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ECB QE why
The ECB is unlikely to start buying European government bonds, as yields are already at record-low levels, says Stephen Jones, chief investment officer of Kames Capital.
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Plummeting oil price dominates markets
The continued plummeting of the price of oil is dominating global markets as the final month of 2014 begins.
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Eurozone economic sentiment on the up
Business and consumer sentiment in the Eurozone is improving and is at its highest in four months according to Moodys Analytics.
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Euro area bond and equity funds more than double
Assets managed by mutual funds domiciled in the Eurozone have increased by more than 100% since 2009.
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Gold inflows highest in close to two years
Inflows into gold exchange-traded products have hit their highest levels since February 2013, according to ETF Securities.
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