Following the crescendo of the European sovereign debt crisis in 2011, scepticism plagued investors across the continent, leaving the economy in a fragile, lethargic state.
US in latter stages of the economic and market cycle
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In the second part of our special feature, multi-asset managers explain their US positioning in the face of further market volatility as interest rate rises loom and the presidential election campaign enters its final months.
With the Chinese economy showing signs of stabilisation after rounds of monetary easing and fiscal stimulus, what does the remainder of 2016 hold for the country, asks Wells Fargo's Anthony Cragg.
The first quarter of 2016 saw a significant correction give way to a sustained rally as the situation in emerging markets and commodities moved from being intractable to seemingly containable, writes Man GLG's Henry Dixon.
Nick Peters, portfolio manager on the Fidelity Solutions team, talks to Katrina Lloyd about the strength of the US economy and the potential impact of this year's presidential election.