Serious Money from PERSONAL FINANCE May 17, 2013

Serious Money: The mini-bond bubble

Jonathan Eley

There isn’t much to like about mini-bonds, says Jonathan Eley

Nick Train From PERSONAL FINANCE May 17, 2013

Market insight: What price quality shares?

Are stocks such as Unilever and Diageo overpriced?

On Wall Street May 17, 2013

Easy money QE party will leave a hangover

Investors left to wonder if there’s time to buy before last call

A businessman walks in front of a digital share prices display board in Tokyo on February 6 2013. ©Getty Global Market Overview May 16, 2013

Shares pause after soft US data

Growth concerns bring dollar’s rally to a halt

May 16, 2013

Talking point: The jump in JGB yields

What are the implications of Bank of Japan policy easing?

May 16, 2013

Treasury linkers hit nine-month low

Easing inflation expectations pile on pressure

Gillian Tett May 16, 2013

Phoney QE peace masks markets’ fragility

Profound tensions lurk beneath surface calm

From COMPANIES May 16, 2013

S&P downgrades Berkshire Hathaway

Concerns over succession plans and reliance on insurance

May 16, 2013

QE debate risky for US Treasury market

Yields have already climbed on improving economic data

A share price index of the last trading day of 2012 is displayed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on December 28 2012. Global Market Overview May 15, 2013

Gains defy gloomy economic data

Japanese stocks up 45% since start of year

May 15, 2013

Greek bond yields fall on Fitch upgrade

Rating agency highlights ‘clear progress’ towards fixing deficits

From CURRENCIES May 15, 2013

Weak eurozone growth hits single currency

Pound firms after BoE sounds positive note on economy

May 15, 2013

Investors bet Greece will survive and thrive

Signs of a turnround – and growth could return next year

May 15, 2013

China to launch offshore renminbi fund

Group seeks to raise up to Rmb15bn for southeast Asia investments

May 15, 2013

Warning on dash for junk bonds

Yields are at record lows but risks may be underestimated

May 15, 2013

Bank of Japan acts on rising JGB yields

Five-year borrowing costs rise above Germany’s

May 15, 2013

Greek yields fall sharply after upgrade

10-year yields at lowest in three years after Fitch lifts rating

May 14, 2013

Fitch upgrades Greece by one notch

Rating agency acknowledges progress towards eliminating deficits

May 14, 2013

China’s corporate debt market set to challenge US

S&P says non-financials’ loans and bonds will hit $18tn by 2017

Global Market Overview May 14, 2013

Stocks power to fresh highs

S&P 500 reaches another record peak