Three week the investing public was awarded a brief glimpse into the mysterious world of central banking through events in Cyprus.
The long-term "irreversible" trends I've discussed in detail in my upcoming book, $10,000 Gold, continue to develop.
Many analysts use sovereign ratings as a proxy for country risk, despite the fact they are two distinct risk types, say Marcel Heinrichs and Ivelina Stanoeva at S&P Capital IQ.
Chinese and wider Asia stock markets were boosted today by better than expected inflation data from China.
The Chancellor is on a collision course with bond markets over plans to change how inflation is calculated.
Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney has suggested struggling economies dump inflation targeting in order to kick-start growth.
The UK's main inflation rate has jumped sharply to 2.7% in October, having fallen to a 34-month low of 2.2% in September.
The UK's main inflation rate has fallen to 2.2% in September from 2.5% in August, dropping to its lowest level for three years.