Markets

Baring Asset Management is to launch a China Bond fund providing investors with exposure to the country's previously restricted fixed interest markets, as demand for new ways to play the Chinese growth story continues to build.

George Soros has urged Germany to "lead or leave the euro" just days before a key ruling on the eurozone's bailout fund by Germany's constitutional court.

Income manager Carl Stick discusses his outlook for UK stock market valuations and how he is using his cash as a strategic asset.

The US economy added 96,000 jobs in August, failing to meet economists' expectations and prompting Goldman Sachs to predict a fresh round of quantitative easing next week.

The managers of the £83m Aviva Investors UK Smaller Companies fund, Toby Belsom and Robin West, name five UK smaller companies set to benefit from an uptick in consumer spending.

The managers of the Kennox Strategic Value fund have moved to add several new holdings to their concentrated portfolio in a bid to take advantage of market volatility.

The euro has hit a two-month high against the US dollar as the European Central Bank's bond-buying plans bolstered the single currency.

Jim O'Neill has publicly ruled out following in the footsteps of Mervyn King and taking on the role of governor of the Bank of England.

Asian markets continued the global stock market rally, following yesterday's unveiling of the ECB's bond buying plans, with some indices up 3.8%.

The FTSE 100 has risen 2.1% and yields on benchmark Italian government debt have touched five-month lows as markets react positively to the ECB's bond-buying plans.