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Inflation fears appear to be rising in the US after the Treasury issued its first ever negative yield government bond.

The UK's economy grew at 0.8% between July and September, higher than most economists had expected.

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has thrown his weight behind breaking up the banks as part of reforms to protect the taxpayer from another financial meltdown.

The future succession of Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway took another twist yesterday after the billionaire hired a 39-year-old hedge manager to his investment team.

Billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett says it will be a "sad day" when Goldman Sachs unwinds his profitable $5bn position in the banking giant.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission questioned Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in Q2 on why it was not writing down large losses on shares in Kraft and US Bancorp.

Polar Capital is set to add an income fund to its recently launched global emerging markets range.

The US dollar has sunk to a fresh 15-year low against the yen after the G20 nations pledged to avoid a currency war.

Commerzbank is making its derivatives capabilities available via a retail portfolio for the first time, with the launch of the Commerzbank China Volatility Target fund.

Standard Life Investments is planning to launch a fixed income version of its popular Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund.