Equities
Economics
Stock markets recovered from last week's bout of anxiety this morning as geopolitical concerns eased, with safe haven bond yields climbing and shares rallying.
11 August 2014
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Economics
US treasury yields have fallen to their lowest level since last summer as concerns over Iraq and Ukraine spur a fresh flight to safety.
08 August 2014
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Investment
Equity Income fund managers are yet to warm to the tobacco sector, despite a strong 2014 for stocks driven by M&A and their defensive qualities.
05 August 2014
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Investment
HSBC, the largest listed bank in the UK, has reported a sharp drop of 12% in its first half profits for 2014, as declines in emerging markets impacted the group.
04 August 2014
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Europe
BlackRock has soft-closed its European Opportunities Extension fund at £540m to protect investors.
29 July 2014
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Economics
Global shares and US treasury yields fell on Thursday and Friday while gold soared as investors sought safety following a passenger jet crash in Ukraine.
18 July 2014
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Investment
Investors are entering one of "the most dangerous phases" of the economic and market cycle, Henderson's co-head of multi-asset has warned.
17 July 2014
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