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Editor's letter: February 2011
As if one needed reminding, the precariousness of the economic recovery was recently underlined by two events. First, UK data showed GDP growth in the country had declined 0.5% in the fourth quarter of...
HSBC held on to the top spot in precious metals, in a year dominated by the rise in the price of gold. Société Générale also retained its lead in base metals, some way ahead of second-placed Goldman...
Inflation, currency debasement and sovereign debt will remain concerns this year, according to ETF Securities. But the outlook for exchange-traded products looks positive as investors are increasingly...
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