Historic times

Jonathan Pain  |  The Pain Report |  16 August 2011

This month has brought some of the most turbulent times in the history of investment markets. What does it mean for those managing investor portfolios?
 

Edited transcript

This is one of the most extraordinary periods of time in stock market history. In fact, in the week of 8 August, we saw four consecutive days where the Dow Jones either rose or fell by more than 400 points. We really need to understand what is at the epicentre of the current crisi...