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The end of QE2 – expect the unexpected

As growth slows and inflation subsides, expectations of higher interest rates in the major

developed economies should be scaled back significantly. The end of QE2 in the US should neither

rattle Treasuries, nor emerging market assets. The US equity market is set to come under pressure,

as are energy and industrial commodity prices. But the price of gold should continue to climb,

even as the dollar rebounds against the euro.

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