Equities

Recent years have not been kind to the Japanese stock market.

When I was growing up the subject of ‘polarising' debates - hot button issues guaranteed to turn us into a steaming potage of rage - was largely reserved for flying saucers and curly wurlies.

Equity markets have clearly benefited from a dramatic shift in investor sentiment since early March - when the prevailing fear was that what had been a painful recession could escalate into an even more painful and longer-lasting depression.

Global equities soared over the second quarter. Although the gains were broad-based around the world, emerging markets, and in particular Asia, outperformed developed markets as investors realised that their fundamentals remained strong throughout the...

With inflation a growing possibility, what are the implications for equities?

BlackRock's Colin Graham is maintaining a short-term bias towards equities in his Balanced Growth Portfolio fund, but warns the asset class could suffer next year.

Emerging markets equities experienced an extraordinary recovery in the second quarter of 2009.

For quite some time, India has languished as the poor relation to China in the minds of UK investors.

Small T&T sector is beginning to rebound on improved economic data, seen in strong earnings growth

The S&P 500 hit a low of 677 on 9 March 2009 but has since recovered strongly.