China

Forecasts for the UK economy are starting to look overambitious.

$123trn is a lot of money - it could almost repay most of the UK government's UK debt and my credit card bill combined.

This week's Conjecture panel debate the quick run-up experienced recently in emerging markets and the themes they will be following

Newton Asian Income manager Jason Pidcock discusses his expectations for the region's markets in 2010 with Asset TV's Mark Colegate

Japan's economy grew by a better than expected 1.1% in the final quarter of last year, although it contracted by over 5% during the whole of 2009.

Fidelity's Anthony Bolton on taking his contrarian approach to the Chinese market.

Fidelity is planning an initial £630m capital raising for Anthony Bolton's China Special Situations PLC.

As a country, Japan's rocky ride through the global downturn has led some commentators to question the country's future, while the long-term returns from the market have been variously disappointing or unimpressive for nearly two decades.

China's approval of a ground breaking $586bn stimulus package was a clear sign of the country's avowed commitment to build a ‘harmonious society' that balances the need to maintain economic growth while protecting the environment and society

Last year saw remarkable stabilisation and recovery in equity markets which led the subsequent global economic revival.