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CNBC Poll: What's the Best Place to Invest?

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Published: Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012 | 9:49 AM ET
By: CNBC.com

Surprising and volatile. That's one way to describe the financial markets in 2011.

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After a series of up-and-down moves, the major stock indices ended the year pretty much where they started. Precious metals offered a wild ride as well, but only gold delivered a sizable gain.

Somehow, Treasurys managed to rally again, but with prices so high at the end of the year, it's hard to imagine any more gains.

With a year like 2011, investors may be prone to scratch their heads about 2012.

What do you think?

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2011 was a volatile year for the financial markets, and many experts expect 2012 to be the same. What's an investor to do? Cast your vote.

   
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Commodities

  • Gold fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday to its lowest in a month after the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy was recovering.

  • CNBC takes a "twisty" look at Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve's plans to taper Quantitative Easing.

  • CNBC's Josh Lipton looks at three stocks to watch tomorrow, including Jabil Circuit, which beat but gave weak guidance. Oracle reports after the bell tomorrow, and Facebook announces a brand new product.

Currencies

  • The U.S. dollar held firm in Asia on Thursday, having posted its best one-day gain in over a mont.

  • CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Following the Fed's statement, oil and gold both sold off, as Bernanke struck a more upbeat tone on the economy, she says.

  • Peter Rosenstreich, chief FX analyst at Swissquote Bank, explains why investors should be hawkish ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech, and should, therefore, buy the dollar.

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