S&P

Natural resources are taking up more space in portfolios as investors seek to diversify. Joanne Young reports on the growing number of options available in ETPs

Standard & Poor's has cut Japan's sovereign rating outlook to 'negative' following the devastation caused by last month's earthquake and tsunami.

Standard & Poor's has cut its credit outlook for the US from stable to negative for the first time since 1941, causing the dollar and shares to tumble.

Investing in commodities through ETPs tracking futures helps stimulate supply in the underlying assets, says S&P head of commodity indices Mike McGlone.

The Dow Jones posted strong gains in early trading on Thursday as a cooling operation at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant eased investor fears.

Moody's has downgraded Portugal's government debt two more notches because of "subdued" growth prospects.

Sharp market corrections are fuelling investor demand for volatility ETPs

US stocks closed lower on Friday despite a strong labour market report for February, as the oil price continued to rise, driven by continuing turmoil in Libya.

In the first in our new Insight series looking at aspects of the structured product market, we examine the autocall structure, otherwise known as kick-out plans

Standard & Poor's has released a liquidity weighted index providing exposure to 75 of the eurozone's leading blue chip companies.