Treasury

ECONOMICS

The Treasury has warned an independent Scotland could have dire implications for sterling, leaving the UK pound vulnerable to speculators.

The long-term "irreversible" trends I've discussed in detail in my upcoming book, $10,000 Gold, continue to develop.

GDP data published for Q4 2012 afforded a slightly better perspective on the year as a whole.

Ben Pakenham, manager of the Aberdeen High Yield Bond fund, takes a closer look behind the headlines at what is happening in the high yield bond sector.

PRIVATE EQUITY

US treasury 10 year yields have climbed past 2% for the first time in nine months, as better than expected data in the US helped bolster risk asset sentiment.

ASSET ALLOCATION

The Bank of England is to hand the Treasury the interest it receives on its QE asset purchases, a move that reduces pressure on Chancellor George Osborne ahead of the Autumn Statement.

CURRENCIES