Economics

US equities can benefit from the end of QE and post an annualised return of 10% by end-2014, according to AXA IM head of research Eric Chaney.

Global markets have had a volatile relationship with the central banks this summer, as the US Federal Reserve began hinting at tapering its asset purchasing programme.

Sustainable and well regulated growth in financial services could generate an additional 265,000 jobs and boost GDP by between 2% and 3% by 2020, a report from PwC has found.

M&G has won its fight to add four non-executive directors to the board of Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) after the small-cap oil group backed down at the last minute.

Japanese investors have reacted with muted enthusiasm to a sweeping election victory by Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.

Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, has said he does not understand gold prices or why investors hold it during certain economic environments.

A number of ‘buy' signals are now flashing for some emerging market assets despite longer-term headwinds, according to strategists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Brewin Dolphin is reviewing the service it offers clients with less than £50k in assets under management.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has renewed its calls on the UK government to do more to boost the economy, but chancellor George Osborne has received support for his austerity programme from member countries.

Chairman Ben Bernanke tried to reassure markets the Federal Reserve would not step away from supporting a weak economy in his testimony to US Congress yesterday.