Trump nominates Powell as Fed chair
Jerome ‘Jay’ Powell will replace Janet Yellen as chair of the Federal Reserve.
Jerome ‘Jay’ Powell will replace Janet Yellen as chair of the Federal Reserve.
US president Donald Trump may be touting his pick for Federal Reserve chair as an “anxiously awaited” event, but how are investors preparing for Thursday’s big reveal?
Although details of president Donald Trump’s repatriation tax plan are not yet concrete, Neptune Investment Management thinks it looks promising for the US economy and income investors.
Hedge fund Eclectica Asset Management is to close, ending a 15-year run with losses, its manager Hugh Hendry confirmed on Friday.
Donald Trump’s administration has presented more opportunities than problems for emerging market equity managers, argues GAM’s Tim Love.
Nuclear war, Brexit and sky-high make-up bills are just some of the issues facing political leaders right now, and while some are patently less worrisome than others, each contribute to one big problem that could ultimately hit financial markets.
A US warning that North Korea’s use of nuclear weapons would spark a “massive military response” saw sales of physical gold soar to the highest level since Brexit on Monday morning.
The price of gold surged to its highest level so far this year in the wake of North Korea firing a missile over Northern Japan.
President Donald Trump’s reaction to last weekend’s violence in Charlottesville and Thursday’s terror attack in Barcelona culminated in a major sell-off across developed markets on Friday.
The drastic fall across global markets following president Donald Trump’s threats against North Korea are a sign of how pronounced downturns can be from lofty market highs, Rowan Dartington’s Guy Stephens says.
The stand-off between US president Donald Trump and North Korea has led to a spike in gold and silver prices, with financial markets adopting a safety first attitude in the immediate aftermath of escalating tensions.
The master of reinvention Michel Perera, chief investment officer at Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, talks about his investment process, the importance of establishing a client’s risk profile and identifying value in UK equities.