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Tim Guinness, renowned energy investor and manager of the $416m Guinness Global Energy fund, has tipped oil to fall below $100 per barrel within the next six to 12 months.

Standard Life Investments' Ed Legget has moved overweight miners to take advantage of falling share prices across the sector, but has cut oil major BP from his portfolio.

Distinction Asset Management's Ana Armstrong has bought one-year Greek bonds yielding 14.7%, after Moody's downgraded the country's debt last month.

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The Western powers suddenly look powerless. The Arab revolts have electrified the news and shocked the markets.

Contagion risk has heightened as a result of rising food price inflation, which could lead to political unrest in the Middle East spreading to other areas, warns veteran investor Jim Rogers.

The price of US treasury yields has risen as investors seek the safety of government debt in wake of the Japan crisis.

The rapid rise in the price of crude is reviving fears of a double-dip recession, Chris Iggo at AXA Investment Managers says.

A major earthquake in Japan has rocked markets, which were already fragile yesterday as the FTSE 100 hit a five-week low.

Billionaire investor George Soros has urged Western nations to support revolutions in the Middle East to gain allegiance with new-found democracies.