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Geopolitical risks have become a must watch for financial markets. Alastair Newton, Nomura's senior political analyst is out with his latest 'Issues which keep me awake at night' mid-year review. Earlier this week we wrote about the 14 other countries that are crucial to financial markets. Here though we look at the 4 biggest risks which according to Newton include Europe, the U.
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The civil unrest in the Mideast, the eurozone debt crises, and the U.S. debt ceiling are all issues that keep Nomura geopolitical analyst Alistair Newton up at night. This past week he gave his midyear review of "Issues Which Keep M... Read Post

Markets have been rallying on talks of a fiscal pact among the 17 eurozone members, but in his latest edition of Issues Which Keep Me Up At Night, Nomura's senior political analyst Alastair Newton is less optimistic on Europe. Newto... Read Post

Markets have been quiet for a few weeks now. But various economic and geo-political market moving events are expected to make September much more volatile. Nomura's Senior Political Analyst Alastair Newton has highlighted 10 key ris... Read Post