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March 16, 2011

Japan, Gulf Chaos Stalk Global Recovery

A. Evans-Pritchard, Daily Telegraph

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As catastrophe at home prompts Japan to repatriate chunks of its vast wealth, it is pulling the rug from under stock and bond markets thousands of miles away.

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