Economics / Markets

This week's PA Portfolio looks at attitudes to European investment

Emerging markets specialist Ashmore recorded outflows of almost $3bn in the six months to 31 December as the sell-off in the asset class continues.

The FTSE 100 reached a 14-year high yesterday while the S&P 500 hit a new record level, lifted by M&A activity.

HSBC shares have fallen almost 5% after full-year results failed to meet market expectations.

Scotland's £800bn fund management industry has begun to step up contingency plans in the event the country's populace votes for independence this September.

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A leading Bank of England policymaker has said the base rate is likely to rise in "spring 2015" in unusually revealing comments made this afternoon.

Vodafone's sale of its 45% holding in US peer Verizon Wireless could see an extra £10bn invested in UK equities in the coming weeks, according to reports.

The UK's economic recovery is "not yet secure", Chancellor George Osborne has warned, ahead of next month's Budget.

Facebook's share price fell as much as 5% in after-hours trading as the company announced a deal to buy chat application WhatsApp for some $19bn.