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Financial markets are very liquid, because the US Federal Reserve Bank is trying to avoid a deflation at any cost. Interest rates are very low. 

To correct and adjust these misallocated investments and excesses will take a while and is probably not over yet. The healing process is important in order to form a better foundation for a future upswing. 

After an outstanding year 2003 and a positive first quarter 2004 the political and economic outlook has worsened. 

As you may remember we have been quite cautious on the outlook for the markets at the beginning of the year and still are not exuberant. Instead of stocks we have emphasised high yielding bonds in the accounts, so the present lack of positive momentum is not really a surprise.