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Squaring the circle
Financial markets are sending incoherent messages
THE world’s financial markets have been marked by contradictions throughout 2013. Inflation has dropped but government bonds have suffered. Risk appetites have revived but emerging markets have underperformed.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Squaring the circle”
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