After a fourth quarter rally, European markets have struggled to make headway at the start of the ye...
After a fourth quarter rally, European markets have struggled to make headway at the start of the year. Many fund managers have been faced with the dilemma of wanting a war to start in order to create more economic certainty, while privately regarding such an outcome as morally dubious. There seems little doubt that marginal capital expenditure decisions and industrial ordering have been severely stifled by the cloud of recent geo-political events and without swift resolution current market torpor could well last for a while yet. Is there anything bullish out there providing ...
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