Japan

Credit rating agency Moody's has downgraded Japan's sovereign debt rating by one notch, saying weak political leadership has hampered growth.

ON JAPAN

Japan's economy performed better than expected in the second quarter, indicating relative resilience in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake.

Nancy Curtin is chief investment officer of Close Asset Management......

ON UK INCOME

Now is not the time to be swayed by high-frequency newsflow and economic data, writes Philip Lawlor, group strategist at Smith & Williamson.

ON SPECIALIST

Just as we feared, 2011 is proving unrewarding for most investors. Days of gloom and falling markets alternate with days of enthusiasm and love of risks.

Period of slow growth in US and Europe draws parallels with Japan post 1990

JOHCM's Scott McGlashan claims Japanese companies must look beyond Japan to defy its depressed stock market.