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Investment in assets seen as inflation-proof will rise

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INTERNATIONAL

Traditionally, a balanced portfolio mix of 60% stocks against 40% bonds and cash offered investors some protection against inflation. However, recent periods when equities and…

Turkey’s stock market is set to be highly volatile

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TURKEY

Local investors have used Turkey’s stock market as a hedge against the country’s runaway inflation and government attempts to 'lira-ise' the economy. The market's strong…

Inflation will worry but not derail financial markets

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INTERNATIONAL

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is largely unperturbed by rising inflation. Bond markets concur, but some investors fear that this could prove complacent -- and costly.

Pre-poll investor jitters stress the US stock market

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UNITED STATES

On September 3, the benchmark S&P 500 index suffered its sharpest fall since early June having gained more than 50% since March 23. Expectations for future volatility in the…

Overvalued tech stocks are not the largest market risk

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UNITED STATES

While markets are vulnerable to a sharper unwinding of bullish bets on the tech sector, comparisons with the 2000 dotcom bubble are misguided: Big Tech firms enjoy a stronger…

The dollar will determine emerging market asset moves

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INTERNATIONAL

Emerging market asset gyrations.

UK policy storm may spread fears of financial risk

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UK/INT

UK policy has become the key example of policy failure. Although that mayhem stems largely from domestic vulnerabilities, the underlying problems -- policymakers’ efforts to…

Private credit will grow as an alternative asset class

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INTERNATIONAL

In the current low-interest-rate environment, private debt and other alternative assets have become a key part of investors’ portfolios given their attractive risk-adjusted…

Russia adjusts financial sector and looks to renminbi

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RUSSIA

Russia's banking sector suffered a USD26bn loss in January-June. Russia is shut out of international capital markets and is almost exclusively reliant on domestic investors to…

Financial stability fears rise as ‘everything’ rallies

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INTERNATIONAL

There are fears of a bubble reminiscent of the 1990s dot-com mania. The froth is most apparent in US stock markets, where retail traders are wielding increasing influence…