Equities

Recent months have seen a big improvement in investor sentiment. So where does the US market go from here and what will drive it?

The Financial Ombudsman (FOS) has agreed to defer by three months its decisions on complaints relating to Lehman Brothers-backed structured products.

Hedge-fund guru John Paulson, who pocketed about £280m in shorting RBS during the financial crisis, has taken out a $2.2bn long position in Bank of America.

BlackRock CIO Bob Doll believes the S&P 500 could reach 1,250 during this cyclical bull market, but he expects the markets to face a near-term correction.

The markets have continued to move positively, driven in part by second-quarter results which have so far been relatively supportive.

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?