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Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (March 17 – 23, 2008)

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 23rd, 2008 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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Phew – what a tumultuous week! Once again, the fall-out of the subprime mess had a lot to do with it. For some variety, however, it was not only financials that were in the limelight, but also commodities that corrected sharply. Read all about this in my regular weekly blog post, highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators during the past week, and briefly reviewing the week’s market action on the basis of economic statistics and a performance chart. […]

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