Ben Bernanke

PIMCO's Bill Gross has warned as US interest rates head towards zero, they could be a regressive influence on the economy and may kill rather than create credit.

BlackRock's Bob Doll has shot down the prospect of a further round of stimulus in the US, challenging expectations from leading bond investor Bill Gross at PIMCO.

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Investment veteran Jim Rogers has branded US treasuries as the one of the last remaining asset bubbles left in the world.

Bailing out the banks is not a solution to the debt crisis, and eurozone leaders should let troubled banks fail, said investment veteran Jim Rogers.

US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has told Congress the US economy is "close to faltering" and more action may be needed.

Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy at Standard Life Investments, scrutinises Ben Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech.

UK shares were muted at the open, failing to take advantage of yesterday's 3% rise in the S&P 500.

US markets opened lower today as more weak economic data emerged from the US showing no jobs were created in August.

August 2011 has come to an end and the final week was a bit calmer than the preceding three. The Bernanke speech was the highlight and, in many ways, the Fed Chairman had no major surprises for us.