US treasuries have seen their worst start to a year since 2003 as investors grow more confident over the strength of the US and global economies.
Internet giant Google saw shares plunge last night after its latest earnings update disappointed investors.
US stocks on the S&P 500 have made their best start to the year for 25 years, according to data from Bloomberg.
M&G Investments bond manager Richard Woolnough has revealed he is currently favouring US treasuries over gilts, as the latter are already priced for more quantitative easing.
Yahoo! shares look set to rise when Wall Street opens today following the resignation of co-founder Jerry Yang.
Neptune's Felix Wintle has been adding to national and regional banks in his £464m US Opportunities fund, cutting technology and energy stocks after a strong run.