SLI head of global strategy Andrew Milligan delves into the 2010 maze of inflation, interest rates and political influences.
Although most developed and developing economies came out of recession during the course of last year, most recoveries are expected to be slow and fragile in nature.
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has added nine ETFs to its range, including currency-hedged funds tracking China and India.
iShares has unveiled five international sector funds tracking MSCI indices on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
China's economy grew by a greater-than-expected 8.7% in 2009 - putting the country on course to overtake Japan as the world's second biggest economy.
The FTSE 100 rose sharply Thursday following promising economic news from China.
Daiwa Capital Markets is bolstering its Asian derivatives business, including the development of ETFs as part of the firm's growing equity finance department.
Global X Management has listed an ETF providing exposure to the Chinese materials market on the NYSE Arca exchange in the US.
Banks are denying savers tax benefits by paying less on fixed-rate cash ISAs than on similar taxable bonds.