Weekly market & economic update – week ending 20 September

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Key events of the past week and implications Global share and bond markets got a big lift over the past week as first Larry Summers dropped out of the race

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Currency “wars” and the potential impacts of developed market QE

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Investors should expect greater volatility in foreign exchange markets as the ‘beggar thy neighbour’ approach of quantitative easing across the developed world triggers economic, political and social consequences for developing

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Five ways investors can ride the QE3 stimulus

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“This is a watershed moment for markets,” says Tom Stevenson, Investment Director at Fidelity Worldwide Investment. “The third slug of monetary stimulus from the US Federal Reserve Bank came just

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Oliver’s Insights – Q&A on QE3

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This edition of Oliver’s Insight looks at the latest round of quantitative easing announced last week in the US. The key points are as follows: Open ended quantitative easing (QE3) in

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US Federal Reserve approves QE3

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Earlier today, the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) approved another round of unconventional monetary stimulus, agreeing to deliver the third set of quantitative easing (QE3). The plans announced

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