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Investment team updates – Bullet points 21 May

Our investment team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.

Market updates | 21 May 2021

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Market updates – 21 May 2021
21 May 2021
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The research and analysis included on this website has been produced by Columbia Threadneedle Investments for its own investment management activities, may have been acted upon prior to publication and is made available here incidentally. Any opinions expressed are made as at the date of publication but are subject to change without notice and should not be seen as investment advice. Information obtained from external sources is believed to be reliable but its accuracy or completeness cannot be guaranteed.

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