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World Service,30 Jun 2014,17 mins
Trouble Ahead: Are we Seeing Over Optimism in the Markets?
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Is over optimism in the markets and the risk of 'investor complacency', heralding trouble ahead? We hear from one leading researcher who urges caution. Ewan Cameron Watt, chief investment strategist at the Blackrock investment institute says that with interest rates low and share prices high, there is some room for some market correction. And we hear from a social entrepreneur, Kenyan businessman Fredrick Ouko, about the strategy and the motivation behind his endeavours. Plus, Lucy Kellaway considers the potential hidden costs, when a woman earns more than her man.
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