To get a closer look at how EEs differ in several of the Asian countries mentioned in the NSB study, I bring some fresh exposure.

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Moreover, institutions at present do not have the exposure to equities that they did at the beginning of 2011, which suggests fresh cash on the sidelines that could mute a decline.

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