The insurance industry will play a pivotal role in helping Japan get back on its feet. Richard Dunbar, investment director - UK equities at SWIP, analyses the current state of the sector and what this disaster will mean for its future.
Standard & Poor's has cut Japan's sovereign rating outlook to negative following the devastation caused by last month's earthquake and tsunami.
Veteran investor Jim Rogers said he expects the US to lose its AAA-credit rating following last week's move by Standard & Poor's to downgrade its outlook for the country to negative.
Legg Mason's US equity veteran Bill Miller said US large caps have become "an empty stadium" as investors flock to the "overvalued" commodities sector.
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Greece will be forced to restructure its sovereign debt in June 2013 when a spate of longer-term notes will need to be rolled over, according to Patrick Armstrong.