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Will anger be the dominant emotion?

Published Sun, Jan 1, 2017 · 09:50 PM

FINANCIAL markets run mainly on greed and fear but judging by Britain's decision to leave the European Union (EU) and Donald Trump's US election victory, it was anger that drove a large part of the Western world's electorate in 2016.

Whether it was anger over loss of jobs and/or rampant and unwelcome immigration, an angry, defiant and resounding rejection of the status quo was the defining feature of the global political landscape last year.

With general elections in Fran…

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