US
Equities
Minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting suggesting its quantitative easing programme could end sooner than expected have hit equity markets overnight.
04 January 2013
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Economics / Markets
The US Federal Reserve has expanded the scope of its quantitative easing programme and suggested interest rates will not rise until US unemployment falls below 6.5%.
13 December 2012
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Economics / Markets
Equity markets have been given a boost by the latest monthly jobs figures from the US which show a further fall in the unemployment rate in November.
07 December 2012
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Investment
HSBC is preparing its first sale of sub-prime loans since the height of the financial crash, as Britain's largest bank begins to off-load more than $40bn (£25bn) of toxic US debt it still holds on its books.
03 December 2012
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Investment
It has been a hectic year for investors, with the eurozone debacle driving core bond yields to record lows, while equity markets were buffeted by fears over China and the US.
20 November 2012
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Regulation
The Investment Management Association (IMA) has written to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to express its concerns over the "continued uncertainty" for companies trying to comply with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
19 November 2012
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Economics / Markets
Investors across Europe and the US are in flight-mode this afternoon, with US markets opening sharply lower as the weak corporate earnings season continues to plague sentiment.
23 October 2012
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