Global

With fluctuating oil prices continuing to make news, Chris Butler, co-manager of the Martin Currie Global Resources fund, looks at the wider supersector.

Proving there's a silver lining to every cloud, Alistair MacDonald of the Merrion European Absolute Return Fund explains why a slumped currency can be a boon to exporting stocks held within his fund.

New research by market research consultancy Finaccord forecasts that the market for professional indemnity insurance across 10 European countries will be worth around €7bn come 2014.

The shortlist for the 2011 International Fund & Product Awards has now been unveiled.

The US treasury is battling to slash spending after the country's national debt soared to $14trn, reaching a self-imposed limit set by Congress last century.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the IMF, has agreed to undergo medical tests over allegations of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York, in a case which has thrown European debt crisis talks into disarray.

The economies of the 17 countries in the single currency block grew 0.8% in the first three months of 2011, up from 0.3% in Q4, figures out today reveal.

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has warned of a Lehman-style meltdown if the US Congress uses the national debt limit as a "bargaining chip".

Standard Life Investments economist Douglas Roberts discusses the outlook for the US economy in the second half of the year.

Julian Mayo, co-chief investment officer at Charlemagne Capital (UK), still sees opportunities in emerging markets, despite recent outflows.