Federal Reserve
Economics
Alastair Winter, chief economist at Daniel Stewart & Co, reveals his global economic outlook following a turbulent first quarter - and warns there will be plenty of opportunities to lose money in 2014.
17 April 2014
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5 min read
Economics
Dovish Federal Reserve minutes sent US and Asian markets higher overnight, allaying fears the Fed could raise rates earlier than expected.
10 April 2014
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Emerging markets
Standard Life Investments' EM managers Alistair Way and Mark Vincent are looking to stocks in the ‘fragile five' countries to generate performance in their funds.
08 April 2014
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1 min read
Investment
Only one holding in the BlackRock Continental European Income fund has cut its dividend in the three years since the fund launched, the managers said, as the environment for European dividends looks increasingly stable.
07 April 2014
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Equities
The number of new jobs created in the US in March has missed estimates but failed to dent investor optimism as US markets opened higher this afternoon.
04 April 2014
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Economics
US markets fell this morning after a surprising comment by US Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen that interest rates would rise in 2015.
20 March 2014
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