LAST week Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke rallied the market by hinting that the quantitative easing (QE) would likely be continued.
Despite widespread debates and rumours of tapering financial stimulus, gold and crude soared due to weakening dollar. Meanwhile tension is still high in Egypt with criminal investigation launched against ousted president Mohamed Morsi, whose loyalists staged mass demonstrations in Cairo and blocked major roads.
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