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While central banks and governments have started to think about how they might navigate a return to normality, there is little evidence that an exit is imminent

Huge levels of government debt and elevated unemployment make the outlook challenging for the consumer. Public sector cost cutting will only compound the issue

Journalists love art and collectibles as alternative investments - trees, pieces of art and funky hedge funds are much more fun to write about than boring old recovery funds or the passive vs active debate.

The American stock market is having a good year. From its low point of 677 on 9 March 2009, the S&P 500 index has recovered by over 60%.

Recovery hopes have sparked an impressive market run in recent months

Investors' risk appetite has continued to improve in recent months as the major developed economies seem to be emerging from recession and signs of a stabilisation in global economic activity increase.

Fidelity manager discusses opportunities in the US following March market lows

China's Q3 GDP figures released on Thursday show the country's economy is on a sustainable path, says J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Geoff Lewis, who believes wide scale fiscal tightening is still far off.

The UK economy is still in recession, official figures have revealed, with GDP falling 0.4% between July and September.

China has caught a lot of investors by surprise over the past 12 months.