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Members of the Bank of England court revealed yesterday they are "uncomfortable" with governor Mervyn King's involvement in politics.

Moody's has downgraded Portugal's government debt two more notches because of 'subdued' growth prospects.

The £1.14bn Witan Investment Trust has raised its dividend 3.8% in 2010 after outperforming its benchmark.

Contagion risk has heightened as a result of rising food price inflation, which could lead to political unrest in the Middle East spreading to other areas, warns veteran investor Jim Rogers.

Rathbones' David Coombs is adding Japanese stocks to his portfolio in the view its economy will rebound quickly from the aftermath of last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

UK blue chips made small gains in early trading after heavily sold-off Japanese shares ended a three-day rout to climb sharply overnight.

The UK will be at risk of returning to recession if the Bank of England raises interest rates, says MAM Funds' Martin Gray.

Updated: Global stock markets fell sharply on Tuesday as investor panic spreads following a third explosion at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Expectations the Bank of England and European Central Bank will raise interest rates in the second quarter of 2011 have risen dramatically, a new survey of fund managers shows.

Jupiter's John Chatfeild-Roberts upped exposure to Japan in his £6bn Merlin multi-manager range in February with the addition of the GLG Japan CoreAlpha fund.