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Easy gains in markets are behind us

An investor monitoring stock data at a brokerage house in Beijing. PHOTO: REUTERS
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SINGAPORE - Investors should never be afraid to challenge conventional wisdom on markets.

This time a year ago, the global stock market had staged a stunning 40 per cent rally from the low of the Covid-19 crash in March.

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