United States

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

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The UK and US are 'lying' about rising inflation, while most other governments around the world acknowledge this is happening, says Jim Rogers.

Company updates have had a good reception but London's top share index is pausing for breath after recent strong gains.

The fraud trial of Allen Stanford has been delayed in the US after a judge heard psychiatric evidence he is suffering from depression.

Assets in US listed ETFs and ETPs reached $1.027trn last Thursday, according to BlackRock's Global ETF Research and Implementation Strategy Team.

The FTSE edged 0.1% lower to 5,853.66 points in early trading as company-specific news guided price moves.

The FTSE advanced 40 points in early trading on Tuesday as investors were buoyed by news of US tax cuts, but European debt fears were keeping a lid on sentiment ahead of the Irish budget.

Douglas Roberts, senior international economist at Standard Life Investments, examines what the future holds for the US economy.

There seem to be a lot of areas where the UK financial services industry is all too keen to hop over the Pond and see what our American cousins have been doing.