Japan has always been a tricky subject for a self-confessed contrarian. It is a prime example of the columnist's conundrum, a poorly diagnosed but utterly chronic condition whereby newspaper columnists, CIOs and cross asset class strategists feel the...
M&G Investments' top performing bond fund manager Richard Woolnough has argued the global economy is in a much healthier place than GDP figures suggest.
The UK economy delivered growth of 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, the final reading from the Office for National Statistics has confirmed, but revisions to previous readings mean there was no 'double-dip' recession.
The US economy grew far less than expected in the first quarter of 2012, the latest data has revealed, potentially putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep stimulus measures in place for longer.
Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, examines the relationship between the EM giants and frontier markets.