The crisis began in Asian financial markets but threatens to infect the global economy. And that may have impacts on the lives of the Portuguese. By the way, already has

The crisis in Asian markets worsened in recent days, triggering fears over global economic growth. The Chinese authorities are trying to avoid panic. The impacts are to measure, but are already being felt.

# 1 DEPRECIATION OF SHARES
It is the most immediate effect. Who applies savings in equity markets is suffering the direct impact of devaluation of bags. This devaluation is not, for now, to be compensated with significant valuations in other assets. Gold, for example, is a typical haven asset but not (yet?) Did not value the effect of this crisis. Some investment has been routed to obligations to the Swiss franc and the yen, but nothing further compensates for the sharp drop in the stock markets. (Read more)

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