Investing in a volatile economic climate

Notable positive factors are easy to overlook if we focus solely on the obvious difficulties in the market, writes Daniel Lockyer and Richard Scott of Hawksmoor

A successful investment strategy requires an acute awareness of the huge challenges faced by the world economy, and the readiness to react quickly to changes in important trends.  Nevertheless, for all the challenges facing investors, ranging from the fragility of the global economic recovery through to the risks of sovereign debt defaults, there are also some notable positive factors which are easy to overlook by focusing solely on the obvious difficulties we face. In addition to low interest rates and the continuing rapid development of emerging economies, one of the most positive forc...