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When words move markets: Influential figures and asset prices
Since ~1980 to the present day, financial markets have experienced substantial deregulation, privatisation, the end of capital controls, and the rise of internet-enabled electronic trading across more than 100 countries. This structural transformation was also catalysed by policy shifts by former United States (US) President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's decision to reject regulation-heavy frameworks in favour of freer markets. The subsequent years brought the expansion of privatisation as well as the advancement of innovative technology (IT) and services, which has near-eliminated the information gap.
31 August 2026