Japan

Japan's GDP grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, down from 1% in Q1, as the eurozone crisis hurt exports and domestic consumption remained subdued.

Is value investing dead and buried in this strange, disconcerting stop-start, risk-on/risk-off world?

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The chief executive of Japan's Nomura Holdings has resigned following a damaging insider trading scandal.

The euro has slipped to an 11-year low against the Japanese yen as Spanish debt woes continue to weigh on the single currency.

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M&A activity among small- and mid-cap stocks in the Japanese market could lead to a long-term rally in equities, according to JO Hambro Capital Management's Ruth Nash.

Guy Monson, CIO & managing partner at Sarasin & Partners, looks beyond the eurozone and identifies the other key themes that will affect investment decisions over the next six months.

With banks hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Joanna Faith asks financials managers whether the recent volatility has provided a good buying opportunity or whether there is better value elsewhere.

The International Monetary Fund is set to revise down its global growth forecast as economic conditions deteriorate.