Market calm is at odds with mounting concerns on the part of investors and asset managers, particularly in Europe. Photo: Market calm is at odds with mounting concerns on the part of investors and asset managers, particularly in Europe. Photo:
Market calm is at odds with mounting concerns on the part of investors and asset managers, particularly in Europe. Photo:
Nicholas Spiro
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The ‘extraordinary calm’ in markets... is cause for worry

Wall Street’s so-called ‘fear gauge’, or Volatility Index, currently stands at just 12.3 points, close to the record low of below 10 touched before the global financial crisis

Nicholas Spiro
Nicholas Spiro

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Market calm is at odds with mounting concerns on the part of investors and asset managers, particularly in Europe. Photo: Market calm is at odds with mounting concerns on the part of investors and asset managers, particularly in Europe. Photo:
Market calm is at odds with mounting concerns on the part of investors and asset managers, particularly in Europe. Photo:
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Nicholas Spiro

Nicholas Spiro

Nicholas Spiro is a partner at Lauressa Advisory, a specialist London-based real estate and macroeconomic advisory firm. He is an expert on advanced and emerging economies and a regular commentator on financial and macro-political developments.