Equity markets
15 May 2012
BNP Paribas analyst Philippe Gijsels has suggested inflationary monetary policy could mean the next bull market sees the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 100,000.
14 May 2012
US markets have fallen to three-month lows during trading today as the eurozone worries that resurfaced last week show little sign of subsiding.
09 May 2012
The return of Greek political risk should lead European equity investors to consider "defensives at a reasonable price", according to the global equity research team at UBS.
17 April 2012
UK banks were making solid gains early this morning, lifting the wider FTSE 100 index, having been sold-off yesterday on eurozone fears.
10 April 2012
BlackRock's Bob Doll has warned equities look due a correction in the near term, but said any sell-off would likely be short-lived, with the global outlook little changed by recent events.
04 April 2012
The FTSE 100 has dropped 2% as diminished expectations of more stimulus from the US Federal Reserve knock investor confidence.
28 March 2012
Markets in Asia tumbled overnight, with China's domestic market selling off sharply, amid ongoing concerns over the recovery in the west.
28 March 2012
Government body UK Financial Investments is in talks to sell £10bn worth of RBS shares to a consortium of investors led by Sheikh Mansour, the owner of Manchester City Football Club, according to reports.
26 March 2012
Aberdeen Asset Management led the FTSE 100 leader board in afternoon trading after a trading update showed assets under management had soared by over 5% in two months.
23 March 2012
BT led the FTSE 100 this morning, with shares jumping sharply after it revealed it had spent £2bn cutting its pension deficit in half.
19 March 2012
Over the last 10 years, 1,000 new funds have been launched every year in Europe across all asset classes, a Lipper report has found.
06 March 2012
Fears about slowing global growth forced markets sharply lower on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 and indices across Europe tumbling.
29 February 2012
Technology giant Apple became part of an elite group of companies with an equity value above $500bn yesterday, after shares climbed 2% on talk the group is poised to launch a new iPad.
27 February 2012
The FTSE 100 was sharply lower by early afternoon following G20 leaders' warning additional aid will be withheld from the eurozone until its members pledge more support for stricken European countries.
20 January 2012
Mary Chris Gay, co-manager of the £52m Legg Mason US Equity fund with Bill Miller, forecasts a rally of up to 15% in US equities by the end of 2012.
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