S&P 500

Q&A

DEMOGRAPHICS

Fund buyers are calling on iShares to review the pricing of its range of UK exchange-traded funds (ETFs), especially the mainstream vehicles that are charging substantially more than their peers.

Japan's main equity market surged to a five-year high on the first day of trading after the country's Golden Week public holiday.

The FTSE 100 has hit a new five-year high after better-than-expected US jobs data sparked a 50 point rise in the blue chip index.

AFRICA

Big moves in the technology and materials sectors helped the S&P 500 close at its highest ever level on Monday.

Markets across the US closed up overnight as the more optimistic mood prevailed, while gold continued to recover from its recent savage fall.

An analysis of changes in Google query volume for search terms related to finance reveals patterns that could be interpreted as early-warning signs of stock market moves.

Rathbones' head of multi-asset investments is hedging portfolios against a market fall as the US recovery looks set to bring an end to quantitative easing.