Investing in the shipping markets?

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By Alex Lennane

29/11/2013

An interesting financial perspective on the shipping market: an analyst advises on investing in shipping only “with eyes wide open; very, very carefully; and being ready to say ‘no’ a lot”. Explaining the impacts of recent economic trends such as quantitative easing, he also notes that Chinese banks have had a significant effect. A wise read for any potential investor.

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