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Last week the man in the street got exactly what he asked for ... at least in Bulgaria. For many days, thousands of anti-government protesters had been mobbing the streets of the capital city Sofia, chanting, "Everybody out." And indeed, a good par...

Investment professionals are carefully analysing recent central bank policy announcements, particularly those which have lately caused sharp and sudden moves in several of the world’s largest currencies. Last week, headline news surrounding the plung...

Those who attended LOM’s market update luncheon at the Hamilton Princess last week may recall our thesis that the US is one of the few major economic powers capable of pulling the world out of its present slump. As the ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ in the ...

Despite its reputation as a perennial long shot in the race for investment performance, gold has once again come through with a respectable return this year. At the time of this writing the price of gold has increased by 12.3 percent so far this year...

In today’s world of excessive market volatility amid a seemingly endless credit crisis, investors are seeking two things: yield and safety. But with capital markets constantly in flux, no investments are completely safe and the ones that appear safe...

That is the question! Or at least according to how investors have been reacting lately. Growing fear that the inconclusive Greek election earlier this month may have placed the troubled nation on a path towards exiting the euro zone drove stock and ...

Risk markets seem to be back to their old tricks. After a few months of what appeared to be much steadier forward progress during the first quarter of this year, equity markets have seen a noticeable increase in volatility. Last Tuesday, the Dow Jon...

When choosing an investment strategy, liquidity should be an integral component of the decision-making process and a cornerstone of a portfolio’s asset allocation. And yet, despite the importance of being able to convert your assets to cash when nee...

Unfortunately, things do not look a whole lot brighter for investors yearning for bigger bond coupons in today’s yield-starved world of fixed income investing. This past week, in fact, the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met for its regular ...