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Individual economies are increasingly intertwined, with events in one shaping those in a host of others. No investor can afford to ignore global economic trends as they affect individual countries and investments.

Recent articles (3)

The kiss of debt

(30 October 09)– Subscriber only Secure padlock

Debt looks like real money, says Bill Bonner, but it is not. It stimulates the economy like counterfeit money.

Are we heading for Crash II?

(30 October 09)

In late 2007, as the credit bubble peaked, markets looked pretty much as they do now. So are we going to see another crash?

Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown © Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Why the stock market's ready to tumble

(29 October 09)

Politicians have been printing money like there's no tomorrow. But now central bankers are getting worried. And if the supply of cheap money dries up, it will be very bad news for stocks. David Stevenson explains.