Japan

More than five decades of rule by the Liberal Democrat Party in Japan has come to an end.

Asian region regains investor confidence after sharp falls, supported by continuing growth and Chinese fiscal stimulus boosting sector's economy

The FTSE 100 slipped slightly this morning after Wall Street's recent rally stalled overnight.

Neptune's Felix Wintle anticipates a Q4 US rally despite the market having moved up 50% since March.

The FTSE 100 is off to a solid start this morning after a late surge on Wall Street yesterday following Ben Bernanke's comments that the US recession is over.

The necessity for reflation in today's market is a given, but the perceived success or failure by global authorities to revive their economies is an altogether different question, and one that is having a profound effect on investors' attitude to asset...

A background in zoology and marine biology has informed Iain Stewart's patient and intelligent investment style - just don't go telling him that finance is a science

The Japanese market has benefited from the improvement in investor confidence we have seen in recent months, although the weakness of the yen this year has been a negative for sterling-based investors (a reversal of the picture in 2008).

Japanese Smaller Companies sector makes gains of 25.4% over the last year

Managers Harker and Edwards break from 2008 position to outperform Japan peer group