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NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — In this video, Charlie Dreifus, Portfolio Manager and Principal of The Royce Funds, talks about the global slowdown in 2014 and its effects on interest rates in the U.S. and abroad. He discusses how data points for the U.S. economy and quantitative easing in the eurozone will play a big role in shaping the investment landscape in 2015, and how—with interest rates so low—wage inflation could have a positive impact on the markets.

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SOURCE The Royce Funds