Markets

The UK's headline inflation rate fell back to 2.8% in July, matching analysts' expectations, the latest data has revealed.

Japan's Nikkei has soared while the yen has tumbled against the dollar, amid speculation the government is considering a corporate tax cut.

BIQ QUESTION

Market confidence in tech firms is yet to return as investors have not forgotten the aftermath of the tech bubble, according to Rathbone Unit Trust Management CIO Julian Chillingworth.

IPOs

Swiss international investor Hansa Aktiengesellschaft has bought specialist fund manager SVG Investment Managers Ltd (SVGIM) from SVG Capital, subject to regulatory approval.

Central bankers are backing themselves into a corner in their attempts to fine-tune unorthodox monetary policies, according to Troy Asset Management's Sebastian Lyon.

The arrival of the RDR and the decision to stem flows into Richard Woolnough's corporate bond funds saw M&G's UK retail business suffer outflows in H1 2013.

Two City traders could be arrested within days over their role in the J.P. Morgan 'London Whale' scandal which cost the firm $6.2bn, according to reports.

Japan Q2 GDP has come in well short of expectations as annualised growth of just 2.6% deals a blow to 'Abenomics' advocates.