Japan

Global markets were buoyant today as fears eased over the possibility of a nuclear meltdown in Japan.

Investors in Japan should look beyond the short-term impact of the crisis as the country will recover quickly due to its large foreign reserves, says Mark Mobius.

Japan could need up to five years to recover from up to $235bn (£145bn) worth of damage from the Tohoku earthquake, according to a World Bank.

Intervention by the G7 and Bank of Japan to stabilise the yen following the Japanese earthquake means the easy money had now been made trading the yen, says Insight's Dale Thomas.

At this stage, it remains impossible to really judge confidently the scale of the damage from the earthquake in Japan and the tsunami that followed.

Ex-Schroders trio unfazed by events in Middle East and Japan

It is at times like this, with the Japanese earthquake and the suppression of the Middle Eastern population by some of its rulers, one of the oldest investment mantras seems entirely inappropriate - the best time to invest is when there is blood on the...

Manager of Henderson Extra Monthly Income Bond fund Ben Pakenham, explains why he is adding to risk assets following the Japanese earthquake and subsequent sell-off in high yield debt.

The Japanese authorities must stop the yen from strengthening, as exports are the country's only hope for significant growth, says Jim O'Neill.

Clive Beagles has steered the JOHCM UK Equity Income fund to outperformance over one, three and five years.