Investors drop risk after US GDP data

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:43:20 GMT

Global Markets Overview: The FTSE All-World index is down 0.5% following a lower-than-forecast GDP growth report for the US, and the yen and short-term US Treasuries are seeing record demand

Growth fears leave Wall Street flat

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:01:33 GMT

Wall Street finished flat after spending most of the day in negative territory because of concerns about the slowing rate of economic growth

Weak growth weighs on dollar

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:22:47 GMT

The dollar fell below Y86 for the first time in eight months on Friday as mounting concerns about the US economy led to broader weakness for the greenback

Stage set for Fed bond ‘strippers’ to perform

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:08:03 GMT

‘Strips’, bonds that have been ‘stripped’ of their interest payments until maturity, tend to outperform regular bonds when interest rates fall sharply

Steady hand required for BP to regain its glory

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:10:23 GMT

Carl-Henric Svanberg has the daunting task of making a new investment case

BP move forces trusts to reduce returns

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:34:58 GMT

Investment trusts are being forced to cut pay-outs or dip into their reserves to fill the hole left by the suspension of BP’s dividend

Wellstream in frame as takeover talk swirls

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:39:16 GMT

London’s oil services companies were in focus as Royal Bank of Scotland raised the prospect of renewed takeover activity in the sector

Coffee surges on poor Colombian harvests

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:27:38 GMT

Coffee prices hit their highest level in 12 years on the back of low availability of premium Arabica coffee j

HTC spearheads Taiwan gains

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:12:00 GMT

Company earnings from Asia and the US beat expectations but indices relinquished some ground on Friday

Financials put in a solid show

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:31:15 GMT

Economic data from the US restoked fears about the strength of global economic recovery, prompting a third running session of losses