Comment: view from London

Today we turn to Andrew Smithers, the market analyst and economist, whose latest Market Update (September 14) provides a stimulating commentary on the markets - and food for thought for central bankers everywhere.

(CentralBankNet will make its own comments on the analysis by Smithers, along with others, in future columns in this series).

·The world is awash with liquidity. This has driven up asset prices in all major markets, and probably everywhere else. Equities, bonds and property are all

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