Markets entered 2011 with discussions about what the ‘new normal' would be. This is standard investor behaviour because we all like to feel we have a handle on what is going to drive markets either up or down.
Brent crude fell back sharply towards $100 overnight as the Libyan uprising moved closer to its conclusion.
Thames River's Rob Burdett argues that company balance sheets should be healthy enough to see us through the global storm.
Tom Walker, manager of the Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust, discusses how the tragedy in Japan demonstrates just how small the world has become.