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  • Too early to say eurozone debt crisis over

    Too early to say eurozone debt crisis over

    ECB says it's too early to declare the eurozone debt crisis over.

  • dollar strength a boon and a challenge

    dollar strength a boon and a challenge

    Sterling suffered a little bit at the end of last week as a result of trade balance figures showing the deficit had widened along with strong US labour data.

  • The Euro muddles through

    The Euro muddles through

    John Redwood, Chairman of Investment Committee at Evercore Pan-Asset takes a look at the European market.

  • Commentators at loggerheads over interest rate cut

    Commentators at loggerheads over interest rate cut

    The ECB’s decision to cut interest rates signals a welcome move away from austerity for some, but is too little too late for others.

  • The Euro experiment

    The Euro experiment

    State intervention can work in inefficient markets, but should be avoided in those that are correctly functioning, according to Richard Woolnough of M&G Asset Management.

  • Forecast remains gloomy for troubled EU investors

    Forecast remains gloomy for troubled EU investors

    US bond investors are more bullish about the global economic outlook than UK equities investors, indicating for the first time that geographic location rather than the targeted asset class is driving sentiment and market confidence, research has revealed.

  • UK investors to be hit by tax despite UK opt-out

    UK investors to be hit by tax despite UK opt-out

    UK investors purchasing securities in countries that have signed up to the financial transaction tax (FTT) will be subject to the charge, despite the UK not having signed up.

  • uk investors get access to short duration fund

    uk investors get access to short duration fund

    BNY Mellon has launched a UK share class for the Luxembourg-domiciled WestLB Euro Credit Short Duration Fund.

  • pa analysis carry trades more

    pa analysis carry trades more

    The dollar/yen carry trade back in 2007 was a $1trn investment and while it is nowhere near that level now there are plenty of investors returning to similar relative plays.

  • Insight launches latest euro cash fund

    Insight launches latest euro cash fund

    Insight Investments has launched its latest Euro Cash Fund as deposit rates continue to stay at or close to zero.

  • pa analysis post election risk back on in Europe

    pa analysis post election risk back on in Europe

    Greece will leave the euro – the debate is now when not if – but as the rest of Europe is better placed now to deal with it, it is time to consider slowly allocating investors’ risk budget to the continent.

  • nothing good comes from greek exit of euro

    nothing good comes from greek exit of euro

    Many of the recent European elections have been two-stage affairs, with stage one as a protest and stage two something more rational – the exception is in Greece where everything is a protest.