Equities
US
BlackRock's Bob Doll believes US equities will see a third consecutive year of double-digit percentage gains.
06 January 2011
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Europe
Henderson is to merge away both its UK and European Opportunities funds as part of its rationalisation programme following the acquisition of New Star.
05 January 2011
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US
Investors in US large-cap equities could benefit from up to 30% upside in 2011, says Legg Mason Capital Management's Mary Chris Gay.
05 January 2011
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Europe
The euro has fallen against the dollar amid renewed debt fears in the region as the yield on Portugal's treasury bill sale climbed to nearly double that of its last issuance.
05 January 2011
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US
BP shares soared 7% to a six-month high on the FTSE 100 yesterday as compensation payouts for its spill in the Gulf of Mexico looked set to be lower than expected.
05 January 2011
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1 min read
Economics
The US Federal Reserve will push ahead with its $600bn (£385bn) stimulus programme - dubbed QE2 - as it is not convinced by improved economic data in the US, meeting notes show.
05 January 2011
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Europe
JO Hambro Capital Management has hired a pair of former Thames River European fund managers to launch a dynamic fund next month.
04 January 2011
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Emerging markets
HSBC's Nick Timberlake believes there are strong pockets of opportunity in emerging markets including Russia which spent most of 2010 out of favour with global investors.
22 December 2010
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3 min read
