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The price of gold may have struggled recently but a peak price level remains an "unthinkable" development, according to Angelos Damaskos, CEO at Sector Investment Managers.

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CHINA'S YEAR OF THE SNAKE

Guy Monson, Chief investment officer and managing partner at Sarasin & Partners, reveals the key factors that he expects to drive markets in 2013.

Economic output per person in the UK will not recover to its pre-crisis peak until 2018, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

Capita Registrars has cut its UK dividend growth projection for 2013 from 8% to 6.7%, warning payouts cannot outstrip GDP growth indefinitely.

Incoming Bank of England Governor Mark Carney intends to place economic growth at the top of his priority list when he takes on his new role.

UK GDP contracted 0.3% in the final quarter of 2012, a worse than expected figure that raises the spectre of a triple-dip recession.

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