With the dollar falling by 20% last year, investors may look to the euro as the new safe haven currency
This week marks the calm before the storm. According to best guestimates, the US will launch its war on Iraq by 15 March, if not a little earlier. The conflict will last a laser-like eight weeks, if the pugilists are to be believed, or anything up to three years, if you admit to being more cautious. So these days may be the last clear opportunity to settle portfolios for the next few months. Usually, at this time of year, the Isa marketing machine is getting into full swing, with IFAs doing the rounds of clients persuading them into the season's must-have fund. The institutions have diffi...
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