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Richard Woolnough, manager of the £24bn M&G Optimal Income fund, says he is at a loss to understand why the US is holding off on raising interest rates.

China's central bank has cut interest rates for the third time in six months as it tries to shore up its slowing economy in the face of low inflation and a cooling property market.

Why are foreign investors ignoring the rally?

Andrew Thatcher, managing partner of Flagstone Investment Management, explains what investors can earn by using new solutions to work cash harder than ever before.

The Federal Reserve has dampened suggestions of a mid-2015 interest rate hike after weak GDP figures suggested the US recovery has lost momentum.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned global markets could be hit by turmoil worse than the 2013 'taper tantrum' when interest rates rise.

Are markets sleepwalking into rate complacency?

Escaping the debt trap

Mark Carney has told MPs it would be ‘extremely foolish' for the Bank of England to cut interest rates further in order to combat falling inflation.

ETF provider iShares has temporarily cut fees on its ultra-short bond range in response to client demand for cash alternatives.