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Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (March 2 – 8, 2009)

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 8th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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Another week and another plunge of equities on fears about the intensity of the global recession and renewed skepticism regarding the beleaguered financial sector. And, yet again, flight-to-safety trades such as the US dollar and government bonds took center stage. Read all about this and the implications for financial markets in my weekly “Words from the Wise” review. […]

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