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Added $4.7bn to 2015 earnings

How successful have low interest rates been so far?

Weekend stories that could spark calls

Gold looks set to suffer its biggest drop in price since 2013 amid intense speculation that the US is poised to raise interest rates.

Most members agree hike is imminent

Fitch Ratings has said bond managers' efforts to improve the liquidity profile of their funds are still insufficient to meet redemptions if investors begin rushing for the exit.

Regulators fear rush to the exit

Global concerns weighed on decision

Rathbones' Julian Chillingworth analyses the key considerations for central bankers as they decide on the trajectory of future monetary policy.

The former chairman of the Federal Reserve has warned that the world is entering a bond market bubble.