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Fixed income assets have enjoyed a good run in recent years. However, with changing interest rates on the horizon, where might investors find the best opportunities in future?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned if the US Federal Reserve begins tapering monetary stimulus, the weakest eurozone countries could be pushed into a "debt-deflation spiral".

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Kenneth Orchard, portfolio manager for European fixed income at T Rowe Price, has revisited eight key themes he identified at the beginning of the year as ones to watch for investors.

What is it with animal similes and investors? Bulls, bears and now feral hogs, soon to be followed no doubt by lemmings and gold-plated cliff edges.

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Asian equity markets have followed their European counterparts higher in overnight trading, but investor attention is now firmly focused on the US once again.

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