Lower equity returns will put a premium on cool-headed analysis

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Issues concerning trends in share prices are discussed. It is argued that equity returns are likely to fall in the long term.

Author: McRae, Hamish
Stocks & Other Equity Securities, Prices and rates, Stocks, Stock prices

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Soothsayers huddle around the calendar to locate the big crash

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The Dow Jones will continue its current rise to 6,000, which will be followed by a crash in late May or early Jun 1996, according to Robin Griffiths, head of technical analysis at James Capel. This forecast is based on following patterns on charts to extract those with predictive significance. Charts are useful when the forecasts they provide fit in with fundamentals, but can be interpreted in a number of different ways.

Author: McRae, Hamish
Dow Jones Industrial Average (Index)

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Ten events that may shake the world by the turn of the century

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Those involved in financial markets are often guilty of taking a rather short-term view, failing to give consideration to the unexpected factors which may cause a sharp reversal of the existing situation. There are number of shocks which could affect the world economic system in the medium term. These include a reversal in the pattern of strong and weak currencies, a collapse of US share prices, serious social tension in continental Europe and the break-up of the European Union.

Author: McRae, Hamish

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Subjects list: Forecasts and trends, Column, Financial markets
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