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      This is an investment world that will reward much greater selectivity and dynamic asset allocation

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      Markets InsightGlobal inflation
      The key to 2022 will be how inflation is brought down

      In misjudging the risk of rising prices, the Fed gave markets a profitable 2021 but more difficult year ahead

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