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Sep 22
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Sticking with granular views in Europe

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U.S. rate cuts support our risk-on stance, but we see ample – if select – opportunity in Europe. Roelof Salomons, Chief Investment Strategist for the Netherlands at the BlackRock Investment Institute, shares where.

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