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While the recovery in the UK and abroad seems to have generally been positive for investors, most of us still feel uncertain and there are potential stumbling blocks to move past in the near term.

Rolling with the punches: 2021 proving a bumpy year for EM favourites China and India Countries still see growth amid Covid crisis Investment Week editor Lauren Mason Lauren Mason After a short spell at the tail end of last year where investors predicted a change in fortune for emerging market equities, market participants have arguably been left disappointed in 2021 so far. According to data from FE fundinfo, the MSCI World index has comfortably quadrupled the returns of the MSCI China and Ind...

China is opening up - and investors will reap rewards if they give the country a chance Deep Dive into Chinese equities Ben Kumar of 7IM China has not followed the traditional route of capitalism we have observed over the past century or so – and this scares investors. Roughly, the association in our heads is that as a country develops and engages with the world, it grows in size and importance. Normally this is hand-in-hand with aspects such as democratic governments,... To continue reading....

Christmas canceled for traders as Brexit goes down to the wire Greg Ritchie and Viren Vaghela, Bloomberg News Brexit’s unpredictable dynamics have whipsawed markets for the past four years. , Simon Dawson/Bloomberg For London traders hoping to unplug over the Christmas break, their managers have a message: be ready to work. With Brexit still unresolved before the year-end deadline, many firms are warning staff that the usually quiet fes...