Archive for June 29th, 2008

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Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (June 23 – 29, 2008)

Greetings from Slovenia. Renewed fears of inflation and slower growth caused by record energy costs played havoc with global stock markets last week, resulting in the Dow Jones Industrial Average being on track to record its worst June since the Great Depression. As stocks suffered, gold bullion surged and government bond yields dropped due to safe-haven buying. Read all about this in my weekly review, highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators during the past week.

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