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Political risk ignored by zombie markets, but reckoning awaits
Drama surrounding H2O and other funds hit by withdrawals puts liquidity risk back in focus
Ashmore crunches 20 years of news to find that media ‘frenzies’ are good opportunities
Recent sell-offs across markets have exposed some alarming fragilities
Subdued volatility, while economic data are worsening, fuels unease on Wall Street
Analysts warn that popular ‘auto-callable’ products could exacerbate turbulence
Investors need to wake up to the risk of messier politics contaminating economics
Markets are pricing in a surge in volatility around next month’s encounter in Japan
$12bn-in-assets hedge fund argues that central banks have created unnatural calm
Monetary authorities are unable to counter the potential fallout from economic shocks
Equities face heaviest fall of 2019 and emerging market currencies wobble
Gauge tracking implied volatility climbs to five-month peak
Mark Spitznagel finds ‘unprecedented level of complacency’ after big stock rally
Central banks’ pause in monetary policy tightening has eased financial conditions and reinvigorated market rally
Fears are natural given December’s sell-off and concerns over the global economy
Advisers must prepare clients for ups and downs
Official says banks safer since stricter rules but implications for market liquidity are worrying
Rare jump in price for once-soaring digital currency may have been triggered by joke
Watchdogs are increasingly focused on the risks posed by ETFs. Plus: Bank of Japan’s ETF purchases raise concern; the fast rise and volatility of cannabis funds; bond funds head for $1tn; and dividend ETFs gain popularity
The cost and febrile UK politics leave big and small companies wary of hedging currency risk
Volatility in short-term Treasuries sinks to its lowest level in more than 30 years
Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets
OCC’s rethink on risk models follows last year’s ‘Vix-mageddon’ episode
