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RICARDO SMITH: Strap yourself in — volatility has become the norm
19 May 2022 - 19:01
With seven years of monetary policy accommodation and quantitative easing by most global central banks, particularly the US Federal Reserve, it has been a long time since we experienced volatility levels like these under normal circumstances.
After the global financial crisis, with markets looking unstoppable in one of the longest bull market rallies in history, most market drawdowns have been driven by specific geopolitical events. ..
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