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Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Words from the wise for the week that was (Dec 3 – Dec 9, 2007)

I am writing this week’s edition of “Words” from New York as a cold Big Apple readies itself for the Christmas season (and tempts European tourists with dollar bargains). Irrespective of the fact that NYC was supposedly displaced by London as the financial capital of the world, it remains a fascinating hub for the investment […]

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Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Words from the wise for the week that was (Nov 26 – Dec 2, 2007)

Coming back on the 12-hour flight from London to Cape Town two days ago I did what I thought was undoable – I actually managed to catch eight hours’ sleep, blissfully unaware of the machinations of financial markets for the duration of the flight. The thought crossed my mind whether central bankers were sleeping as […]

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