Too high for too long?

Update: 2024-08-14

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The performance of developed economies and the action of central banks recently caused acute financial market tensions and volatility. What really happened, why, and was it avoidable?

John Stopford looks back on a testing week and assesses the near-term prospects, with a keen eye on the background of US politics.

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