Stock markets
02 April 2012
The FTSE 100 has put on over 100 points in the first session of the quarter after US ISM manufacturing data beat forecasts and bolstered sentiment.
27 January 2012
Three years into Barack Obama's term as US president, how do equity market returns under this administration compare with those seen under previous leaders?
27 January 2012
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a former compliance officer at David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital and a trader at JP Morgan Cazenove for insider trading and market abuse.
17 October 2011
Anti-capitalist protesters occupied stock exchanges around the world over the weekend, with sit-ins continuing today as organisers claimed 950 protests have been held in over 80 countries.
05 August 2011
The national newspapers spared front-page column inches to talk of a 'Credit Crunch 2' on Friday after a global sell-off wiped trillions off the value of equities worldwide.
26 July 2011
The dollar has hit a record low against the Swiss franc as investors are kept waiting for signs of progress in US lawmakers' attempt to raise the debt ceiling.
20 July 2011
The threat of a stock market crash has risen to a "one in three" chance, the chief executive of the respected Centre for Economics and Business Research has warned.
10 May 2011
The FTSE 100 rose at opening today after a boost from US markets which closed higher on Monday.
23 March 2011
Egypt's stock exchange fell 10% this morning on reopening for the first time in nearly two months, prompting the authorities to shut it once more.
10 January 2011
F&C's Ted Scott reveals why he thinks the UK stock market will have a good year.
26 October 2010
Bonds and shares are usually in conflict but their current synchronicity is not a reason for investors to be complacent, says SVM's Colin McLean
27 September 2010
F&C’s Peter Ewins has begun modifying the £195m Global Smaller Companies trust since changing the benchmark earlier this year.
18 June 2010
Since stock markets began in 1792, when 24 brokers and merchants signed the Buttonwood Agreement, timing the markets has become one of the most challenging tasks for investors...
09 April 2010
After the challenges posed by economies and stock markets in 2008 and 2009, 2010 does not look like it will be much easier to gauge.
26 March 2010
The agreement of a rescue plan for Greece’s debt crisis had a positive impact on the Asian stock markets on Friday.
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