US election 2016

'Tougher stance against Iran could improve production'

Too close to call

For the first time in many years, the US Election has innocent bystanders transfixed. Whether by choice or simply by association, the events of the 2016 election campaign have taken much of the world by storm.

Global markets up as FBI clears Clinton

Housing remains one of the brighter spots for the US economy. After enduring four years of depression, the housing industry began to recover in 2012 and now seems more like a tailwind than a headwind.

May be time to take profits

The implications of Trump/Clinton wins

Two key issues dominate the economic and investment landscape: concern that monetary policy may be at the end of the line and prospects for the US after November's presidential election, writes Daniel Murray, chief economist at EFG Asset Management.

'More political unpredictability than any president'

Didier Saint-Georges, managing director of Carmignac, speaks to editor Katrina Lloyd about why the rebalancing of the policy mix towards fiscal stimulus will be a big theme for investors over the next six months.