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Dave Foord on Politics, Debt, and the Future of Markets

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Foord Founder Dave Foord joins Investment Professional Linda Eedes to discuss the major structural forces shaping markets over the next five years. They explore why politics now dominates economics, the unsustainable debt path of the US and Europe and the 'big train smash' coming in the private credit market.
26 Nov English South Africa Investing · Management

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