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The yield on a 10-year UK government bond fell to a new record low below 1.4% on Thursday after comments the Bank of England is in 'no rush' to raise interest rates.

Investor sentiment warmed towards Japanese equities and gold in January, while attitudes to most other asset classes declined, a Lloyds Private Bank survey has revealed.

Policy tightening and stimulus, falling commodity prices and elections - this year is likely to be shaped by conflicting forces, explains Premier's David Hambidge.

There is more chance of a recession in Switzerland than there is in Greece following the Swiss National Bank's decision to scrap its cap on the franc, according to economists.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned the eurozone could sink further into its 'debt trap' as austerity measures choke off growth.

Charlie Long and Nick Judge boosted the performance of the £304m GLG UK Select fund in 2014, after a rocky second quarter forced them to review the fund's risk management processes.

Quarterly and annualised UK growth figures for Q4 2014 have narrowly missed expectations after the construction sector underwhelmed at the end of the year.

Russia's credit rating has been cut to junk status by ratings agency Standard & Poor's for the first time in a decade.

Julian Fosh, co-manager of the £1.4bn Liontrust Special Situations fund, explains why he continues to back property site Rightmove in the face of a high-profile new online challenger.

Deflation puts governments on the naughty step