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Société Générale strategist and permabear Albert Edwards has launched a scathing attack on central bankers, warning incoming BoE governor Mark Carney could follow in the footsteps of Alan Greenspan to be a "ruinous" bank leader.

US treasury 10 year yields have climbed past 2% for the first time in nine months, as better than expected data in the US helped bolster risk asset sentiment.

We believe the investment backdrop remains structurally difficult.

James Sullivan, co-manager of the Miton Special Situations and Strategic portfolios, warns investors not to get too carried away by the New Year optimism.

The US economy added 155,000 jobs in December, broadly in line with analyst estimates, as the dollar reached a two and a half year high against the yen.

Minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting suggesting its quantitative easing programme could end sooner than expected have hit equity markets overnight.

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.