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The seasonally adjusted trade deficit The upward move would not be so worrying except many are hoping that rising exports will lead Britain out of recession (see http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2537130579 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:07:00 GMT Fund Strategy http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2536750544 Fidelity plans to raise £630m for Anthony Bolton’s China Special Situations investment trust. Anthony Bolton Anthony Bolton Investors will be able to apply for shares once the public offer opens on February 26, 2010, with admission to the London Stock http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2536750544 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 17:52:00 GMT Fund Strategy http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2536151945 Britain’s trade deficit on goods widened to £7.3 billion in December, compared with a deficit of £6.8 billion in November. , exports rose by £900m while imports rose by £1.4 billion. 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Andrew Lawley is the head of UK distribution and global consultant relationships at Mirae Asset Global Investments (UK). Before joining Mirae, he was http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2531186425 Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:58:00 GMT Fund Strategy http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2531063627 The manager of Renaissance US Growth Trust takes a thematic approach–a strategy that has seen good results from his faith in small American companies and the China growth story. In his first State of the Union address, Barack Obama promised to make http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2531063627 Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:10:00 GMT Fund Strategy http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2530731018 Volatility is set to hit the markets, but investors can safeguard growth by diversifying, boosting exposure to the long-term story of emerging markets and keeping faith in a global recovery. 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