Economics

US GDP was 3.5% in the third quarter of 2014, significantly higher than the 3% consensus figure forecast by economists.

With the era of US quantitative easing now drawn to a close, Investment Week spoke to five wealth managers about the possible consequences - and the likelihood of the taps being turned back on.

The US Federal Reserve has concluded the tapering of its multi-year bond buying programme and begun turning its attention to a future interest rate hike.

GAM's Charles Hepworth expects the market falls seen earlier this month to spur an end-of-year rally, making up the losses suffered by equity investors.

Leading fund managers have become more cautious about their expectations for interest rate hikes, with many now expecting any movement in base rates to be postponed until at least 2016.

What Brazil's election result means for EM investors

The share price of Standard Chartered plummeted this morning after the bank announced a 16% drop in operating profit in the third quarter.

Climbing the wall of worry

UK GDP growth stood at 0.7% in the third quarter, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), down from 0.9% in Q2 but in line with economists' expectations.

Going green with tougher environmental regulation