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To buy or not to buy Europe stocks is value hunters’ dilemma

  Bloomberg Europe’s largest money managers are divided on whether to venture near the region’s stocks after the biggest-ever slump made them a steal, going by history. Amid concern that U.K. secession threatens Europe’s political and economic stability, the Euro Stoxx 50 Index dropped 8.6 percent on Friday, led by a record selloff in bank shares, while volatility jumped. That ...

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Singapore realty gets a prop with a whiff of Brexit

  Bloomberg For all the damage it’s doing to a fragile global economy, Brexit might have some unintended positive consequences. Among them, perhaps, a soft landing for Singapore’s wobbly property market. With hindsight, the seemingly excessive S$3.4 billion ($2.5 billion) that Qatar Investment Authority paid BlackRock this month to buy an office tower amid a glut of commercial space could ...

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Brexit unlikely to curtail Gulf appetite for UK property

  DUBAI / AFP Harrods, the Savoy, the Shard — London property has long been a magnet for Gulf investors and Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is unlikely to dampen their interest, analysts say. In fact, the Brexit vote could even see a surge in activity as wealthy Gulf buyers look to take advantage of the dramatic fall in ...

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