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Tactical Asset Allocation

Monetary fuel for equity markets

Wednesday, 25 September 2024, written by Maarten Spek

The recent decline of oil prices, the dollar and long-term rates bodes well for economic growth. This is reinforced by monetary easing by the US and Chinese central banks. Is this the all clear signal for an outperformance of risky asset prices for the remainder of the year?

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