Analysis

Asia | analysis 15 Feb 16

What was viewed as a sign of desperation by many when the Bank of Japan cut rates well into negative territory at the end of January has been followed by a poor economic growth number.

Emerging Markets | analysis 12 Feb 16

Oliver Bell, manager of the T. Rowe Price Frontier Markets Equity Fund and T. Rowe Price Middle East & Africa Equity Fund recently visited Iran. Here he outlines why many of the assumptions investors have about the country may need a major upgrade.

Asia | analysis 5 Feb 16

The ‘humiliation’ of emerging markets, led by China, is currently at an extreme says Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Equities | analysis 3 Feb 16

Money has flooded into benchmark-tracking exchange traded funds as investors chase low-cost access to major asset markets.

Equities | analysis 2 Feb 16

“Secrets are lies, sharing is caring, privacy is theft,” a chilling extract from Dave Eggers’ ‘The Circle’, a superb dystopian novel on the logical outcome of our addiction to the internet and social media. Alphabet’s crowning as the world’s most valuable company suggests the future is already here.