Federal Reserve

The future stability of the global economy has been threatened by the Bank of England and six of the largest central banks issuing close to $6trn of "essentially free" money since the financial crisis, according to PIMCO's Bill Gross.

The US Federal Reserve has expanded the scope of its quantitative easing programme and suggested interest rates will not rise until US unemployment falls below 6.5%.

The manager of the world's largest bond fund has highlighted four structural headwinds that pose a risk to growth in developed economies such as the US.

A double-digit stock market correction will prove the wake-up call to spur policymakers into action on the eurozone crisis, and could prove the perfect time to buy European stocks, according to Justin Oliver.

The Bank of England's increasingly unconventional policies could see it cut interest rates further, according to Threadneedle head of multi-asset Toby Nangle.

Standard Life Investments' £13bn Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund has bought back into European equities for the first time in over a year.

I recently spoke at a dinner for pension fund investors where, ironically and amusingly, I was the warm-up act before the last presidential debate.

Investment veteran Warren Buffett expects US growth to continue "inching ahead" of its Western counterparts, despite the looming fiscal cliff putting the country at risk of slipping back into recession.

US ELECTION SPECIAL

A man has been arrested for plotting to detonate a bomb in front of the Federal Reserve in New York, following a sting operation conducted by US authorities.