The banking sector's warnings that tighter regulation will throttle the recovery have been rejected by the body designing the new safeguards.
Japan's economy grew at a much weaker than expected pace and was overshadowed by China in the second quarter.
BlackRock veteran Bob Doll predicts the US stock market could achieve annualised returns of 8% over the next decade.
With choppy waters forecast, is it time to increase your cash weighting?
Allianz Global Investors' Nick Smith and OBSR's Jack Aldhous provide the answers on BRIC funds.
ETFlab has released two ETFs providing exposure to China and the emerging markets on the pan-European Xetra exchange.
Commerzbank has boosted its product range with two ETFs providing exposure to China.
China's GDP growth rate slowed to 10.3% in the second quarter, down from 11.9% the previous quarter, as the Government made efforts to cool the overheating economy.
Chinese asset management firms are planning to launch ETFs tracking global fixed income indices for the first time, following an agreement between Barclays Capital and the Shanghai Stock Exchange.