Column: Market crash improves long-term return outlook, but the short-term looks very shaky

The current market turmoil has made risky assets like equities and credit bonds more attractive for the long-term investor. However, with a high risk that a global recession of uncertain magnitude is coming, the short-term outlook looks very shaky, even in spite of huge monetary and fiscal policy responses.
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BY FRANK HVID PETERSEN, FOUNDER OF EARLYBIRD RESEARCH AND PARTNER AT INTEGRITET INVEST

The extreme turmoil in global financial markets continued unabated last week, with price volatility across equity, credit and bond markets several standard deviations above normal.

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