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Seven must-visit street markets in the Canary Islands
Visiting the Canaries this winter? A trip to the Canary Islands isn't complete without a trip to a street market, where you have the chance to explore a world of local produce, cheese, wine and more. SEE ALSO: Ten perfect places to visit in
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Buy into emerging markets as they turn into developed markets
What's the difference between an emerging market and a developed market? We probably all know the answer to that: emerging markets are fraught with political risk. Democracy is uncertain; there are endless elections and constant changes of
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What really matters to the Fed and why that matters to you
George Osborne drew all the headlines this week. But the week really belonged to the central banks. I want to talk about that, and why it matters, in a bit more detail today... What really matters to the Fed The impact of the US Federal
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What to expect as oil gets dearer
Was that the shortest bear market in history? A few weeks ago the oil price was said to be heading down to $20 a barrel, or even less. The glut of oil would only increase as Iran rejoined the global economy, Saudi Arabia kept pumping furiously,
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The biggest problem for banks: they aren't very good at making money
Another grim week for markets. Most risky stuff sold off (with the notable exception of gold miners). Most "safe haven" stuff jumped (gold, the yen – a "safe haven" currency, and developed-world government bonds
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When will the next bull market start?
Throughout the history of the world economy, asset prices have endured bull markets and bear markets. It could be the case that we witnessed one of the shortest-ever bear markets in history recently when the FTSE 100 fell into bear market
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This bear market is a buying opportunity
When the FTSE 100 closed at 5674 points, it was a drop of 3.3% on the day and a fall of just over 9% since the turn of the year. More significantly though, it meant that the UK's leading index had fallen by 20.1% since its April 2015 high of
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