Analysis

Having reached a low point in early March, European equity markets have rebounded strongly in recent months.

A recent Conjecture debate featuring two leading UK equity income managers and an S&P analyst discussed the outlook for one of the most important sectors for investors looking for regular income

The stock market has travelled a long way since staring into the abyss in February.

Real estate equities not only continued their re-rating from July during August but they actually accelerated.

The high yield bond market has been one of the better performing asset classes during 2009, delivering both a high income and capital gains.

Despite a short-term correction in Chinese A Shares, the medium- and longer-term outlook is robust.

What an extraordinary six months it has been for equity markets, with the FTSE World Index having risen by nearly 50% from the depths of despair in early March.

European equities have enjoyed a strong rebound in recent months as business and consumer confidence indicators have started to improve, and investors anticipate the beginnings of a global economic recovery.

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

The road to economic normality is likely to be long and bumpy. Although purchasing managers are ordering again, industrial production is still down on a year ago.