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The UK and US are 'lying' about rising inflation, while most other governments around the world acknowledge this is happening, says Jim Rogers.

The first quarter of this year should see strong growth following the shock 0.5% UK GDP fall in the fourth quarter of 2010, says Rupert Watson, asset allocation strategist at Skandia Investment Group.

PIMCO bond guru Bill Gross has warned the debate on the US debt limit between Congress and Barack Obama's administration will cause treasuries to fall.

David Cameron is expected to say the economy is making "progress" during a speech at the World Economic Forum today, despite figures showing it shrank during the final quarter of last year.

Leading Tokyo shares fell on Friday after ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded Japan's creditworthiness.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said France and Germany will never let the euro fail.

BP's three Russian billionaire partners have filed for an injunction in London to stop the British company jumping into bed with their Kremlin-backed rival Rosneft, the Telegraph reports.

Cautious Managed remains the top seller on Cofunds, completing a strong year for the sector.

Australian government bonds are yielding 5.5% with a high level of credit quality, offering ‘striking' value in a world of low interest rates and low bond yields, says Quentin Fitzsimmons at Threadneedle.

Schroders has launched the ISF Global High Income Bond fund, offering a high level of income by investing in emerging market sovereign, corporate and developed market high yield debt.