North America

  • Funds riding the record S&P 500 bull market

    Funds riding the record S&P 500 bull market

    The top-performing North America funds during the longest US bull market in history

  • The 10 worst investment trusts for performance in Q1

    The 10 worst investment trusts for performance in Q1

    Infrastructure delivered some of the worst performers among investment trusts in Q1 on the back of Carillion’s collapse and fears in the UK of a Labour-led government, while Donald Trump is getting the blame for falls in US investment trusts as well as biotechnology portfolios. Portfolio Advisers looks at the 10 investment trusts that fared…

  • Economic resilience to ‘power' US equities to new highs – Kames

    Economic resilience to ‘power’ US equities to new highs – Kames

    February’s US business and consumer confidence surprised on the upside this week, leading Kames Capital’s multi-asset head to conclude US equities have farther to climb.

  • Global ETF assets growth not dragged down by regulation

    Global ETF assets growth not dragged down by regulation

    Global ETF AUM is expected to climb to $7 trillion by 2021 facilitated by steady growth in the North American, European and Asian markets, a new PwC survey shows.

  • Fed split revelation threatens US equities

    Fed split revelation threatens US equities

    US equities are expected to be hit by news that a significant split has emerged within the Federal Reserve on raising interest rates.

  • Fed readying rate hike- Hermes

    Fed readying rate hike- Hermes

    The Federal Reserve is getting ready to raise the interest rate in the United States during the summer, according to Hermes Investment Managements chief economist Neil Williams.

  • Fed no longer patient but still dovish

    Fed no longer patient but still dovish

    Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen dropped the word patient from her rhetoric at the March FOMC meeting as anticipated, but soothed markets with alternative language which was equally dovish.

  • Liquidity index raises doubt on US economy

    Liquidity index raises doubt on US economy

    The Global Liquidity Index has shed light on the extent to which the rise in the value of the US dollar is being driven by monetary policy made in Frankfurt and Beijing, rather than Americas economic strength.

  • Neuberger Berman cautions on dollar

    Neuberger Berman cautions on dollar

    Neuberger Berman has sounded a note of caution on the ongoing strong rally in the value of the dollar versus other major currencies.

  • US retail numbers cool rate rise expectations

    US retail numbers cool rate rise expectations

    United States retail sales numbers released today have served to take some heat out of the mounting expectation of an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate rise

  • Markets braced for us opening bell

    Markets braced for us opening bell

    Investors are bracing for the opening of markets in the United States this afternoon following a day of carnage yesterday.

  • Markets braced for US opening bell

    Markets braced for US opening bell

    Investors are bracing for the opening of markets in the United States this afternoon following a day of carnage yesterday.