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  Stolid Switzerland’s Different Path

  By Alexei Bayer  |  April 29, 2013

  Both the U.S. and Switzerland are pulling out of the post-2008 global economic slump on the wave of speculative bubbles. But while Washington is stoking its bubble, hoping for faster growth, the Swiss are working to prevent theirs from getting out of hand.

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  Why Monetary Easing Won’t Help Japan

  By Virginie Maisonneuve  |  January 21, 2013

  Japan’s new leader, Shinzo Abe, will take the helm of a country in recession, with business confidence near three-month lows and the highest debt-to-GDP ratio in the OECD.

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  Josh Brown Reveals 6 Biggest Investing Lessons of 2012

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 2, 2013

  The Reformed Broker has just distilled the most important market lessons he’s learned about 2012 and beyond, and now he has published them for the entire world to see.

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  Tussle Over Islands Threatens Trade Between China, Japan

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 17, 2012

  The dispute over a small group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea escalated over the weekend as protesters attacked Japanese car dealerships, shops and factories in China.

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  Japan Cuts Economic Assessment

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 28, 2012

  The Japanese government has cut its economic assessment for the first time since October 2011, saying the country’s economy could be in for additional risk if the global economy slows further.

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  Greek Woes Spread

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 29, 2012

  Repercussions from Greece’s financial troubles are affecting countries far from the Mediterranean.

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  Fellow Advisors, All Your Models Are ‘Garbage’: John Mauldin

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 2, 2012

  After the developed world, and eventually even the U.S., deleverages, asset allocation models can be brought back. Is France the next Greece, or is it Japan?

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  Outlook 2012: Global Economy View—J.P. Morgan, LPL, S&P

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 19, 2011

  Market strategists and portfolio managers from J.P. Morgan Funds, LPL Financial and S&P Capital IQ are combing through the data in a search for investment opportunities next year.

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  IMF, Japan Deny Italy Talks on Aid

  November 28, 2011

  With yields on Italian bonds skyrocketing, a report in the Monday daily La Stampa that the International Monetary Fund would provide a loan package to Italy of up to 600 billion euros ($798 billion) at an interest rate of between 4-5% was denied by the IMF.

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  At FPA San Diego, Currency Manager Merk Says No ‘Safe’ Assets Left

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 17, 2011

  Currency fund manager Axel Merk says investors need to throw out the risk-free component of their portfolio, as there is no such thing as a “safe” asset anymore.