Markets

PIMCO has launched an Inflation Strategy fund for Mihir Worah in response to the threat of rising inflation across the globe.

Jupiter is lining up a standalone global equity income vehicle after it was forced to shelve plans to convert its European Income fund into a global offering.

Portugal's constitutional court has ruled against the country's planned austerity programme, putting its £78bn bailout package in jeopardy and creating a fresh crisis for the eurozone.

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned of the continuing negative outlook for the UK economy, but reaffirmed its triple A rating for the country.

Investors searching for income have piled in to Europe's stash of dividend paying stocks over the past few years.

The FTSE 100 has shed almost 2% after US employment numbers for March came in well below expectations.

The FTSE Small Cap index has risen sharply for ten consecutive months, but is there still value in the UK small cap space or should investors take profits and look elsewhere?

Fidelity is to restrict inflows into Alex Wright's UK Smaller Companies fund in an effort to preserve performance.

The Bank of England has opted not to implement further quantitative easing and held interest rates at 0.5% for the 49th consecutive month.

The Bank of Japan's announcement of aggressive growth stimulus measures on Thursday pushed up the flagging Nikkei and caused the yen to fall sharply against the US dollar.