With prices rising but the economy weakening, the Federal Reserve faces a tricky balancing act in the months ahead. As it stands, investors think the weaker economy will take centre stage: markets now ...

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The flight of investors from North Sea shares has driven Serica Energy (SQZ) and EnQuest (ENQ) to a potential all-share ...

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The world is in turmoil and, in the investment universe people are looking for cover. Gold has made some big gains again so ...

Indeed, most Asian income funds have the suffix “ex Japan” tagged on for good measure. Nonetheless, the current dividend yield of Japanese public companies is well above the historical average despite ...

We begin with Aberdeen’s (ADBN) results, which pleased the market and sent shares up considerably. Julian Hofmann dives into ...

FTSE 250 industrial threads specialist Coats (COA) put destocking headwinds behind it in its annual results and set out new medium-term targets. The company now expects to generate $750mn (£583mn) of ...

Our reader has a chunky sum to allocate on behalf of his kids He is an experienced investor but would like to take less risk than usual What strategy makes sense with an uncertain time horizon?