Economics

Russia has raised its interest rates to 17% to prevent further depreciation of the ruble, which has halved in value against the dollar this year.

GLG's Japan CoreAlpha team discuss the implications and possible consequences of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's landslide election win this weekend.

Allianz Global Investors CIO Andreas Utermann has warned investors to prepare for more significant unexpected events in 2015.

Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic party has swept to victory again in the snap Japanese election held over the weekend.

The FTSE 100 has fallen a further 1.5% this morning, taking losses for the week to over 5%, as investors continue to fret over a plunging oil price and latest developments in the eurozone.

The Scottish government could issue bonds from next April after the Treasury confirmed it had begun a formal process to introduce legislation to that effect.

Bill O'Neill, head of investment office UK at UBS Wealth Management, shares his views on where the risks lie in markets in the coming year.

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The Bank of England has announced significant changes to the running of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in response to an independent review of its practices.