Henk Potts, Barclays Wealth Equity Strategist, appears regularly on Radio 4, CNBC, Bloomberg and other international media. Listen to his review of the past week in the markets and preview of the week ahead. This broadcast is not a personal recommendation and you should consider whether you can rely upon any opinion or [...]
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The October rally in risk assets has been largely reversed, accompanied by a further darkening of the media debate. The risk of a self-fulfilling vicious circle may have risen, and volatility seems unlikely to fall to more normal levels soon. We can imagine any number of catalysts that might stabilise markets – for example, some [...]
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Even seasoned investment professionals are finding it difficult to maintain their composure in these markets. We’re all aware of the potential importance of sentiment itself, and the collective mood at the moment is grim. Fear can be self-fulfilling in markets, as sell-offs can trigger the very events that investors are worried about. For example, if [...]
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Henk Potts, Barclays Wealth Equity Strategist, appears regularly on Radio 4, CNBC, Bloomberg and other international media. Listen to his review of the past week in the markets and preview of the week ahead. This broadcast is not a personal recommendation and you should consider whether you can rely upon any opinion or [...]
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The sobering date at the top of the page – the eleventh day of the eleventh month – is a fitting one on which to be discussing the fate of the single currency. It can’t be said too often: the euro is the most visible manifestation of a European integration project that originated not in [...]
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Henk Potts, Barclays Wealth Equity Strategist, appears regularly on Radio 4, CNBC, Bloomberg and other international media. Listen to his review of the past week in the markets and preview of the week ahead. This broadcast is not a personal recommendation and you should consider whether you can rely upon any opinion or [...]
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The euro area debt crisis is delivering more surprise results even than the English Premier League of late. Even veteran pundits (this one included) were briefly lost for words when Greece responded this week to its partners’ offer to forgive half its debt burden by saying effectively that it would have to think about it. [...]
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Henk Potts, Barclays Wealth Equity Strategist, appears regularly on Radio 4, CNBC, Bloomberg and other international media. Listen to his review of the past week in the markets and preview of the week ahead. This broadcast is not a personal recommendation and you should consider whether you can rely upon any opinion or statement [...]
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Kevin Gardiner is Head of Investment Strategy, EMEA
Greg B. Davies
Greg B. Davies, PhD, is Head of Behavioural Finance
Henk Potts
Henk Potts is Market Analyst
