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Markets

All that glitters - should be sold?

SECTOR FOCUS: Brokers remain bullish, but the golden age could be fading

2 February 2010

Growth without money

The ending of quantitative easing could lead to a sharp drop in the growth of the money stock. Does this matter?

08 February 2010

A cold turn for confidence

IC/CONFIDENCE INDEX: Just when the UK economy and the stock market seemed to be getting their acts together, pow! it's all back to square one.

08 February 2010

The bullish message from gilts

MARKETS: The steep yield curve is a good sign for the stock market

05 February 2010

A world without QE

MARKETS: The Bank of England has halted its QE programme. What happens now?

04 February 2010

Ofgem calls for £200bn 'energy revolution'

NEWS ANALYSIS: The message is blunt - invest now, or face significantly higher energy bills in future

03 February 2010


Sectors

Pharma's dividends overlooked

SECTOR FOCUS: The pharmaceutical industry has donned a hair shirt and started to cut costs, but the good news is that the dividends keep rolling in.

09 February 2010

Three strategies for pharma

BROKER VIEW: Edison Investment Research's Mick Cooper says pharma offers clear choices between three distinct strategies.

09 February 2010

Gold: to $1,500 and beyond

BROKER VIEW: This isn't the end of the bull market in gold, says Charles Gibson of Edison Investment Research, it's the beginning of the second phase of the bull market.

02 February 2010

Life at the end of the tunnel

FEATURE: Consolidation is quickly becoming less of an option and more of a necessity for life assurers, says Jonas Crosland

01 February 2010

HMRC launches medical tax amnesty

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched the first of a series of tax amnesties aimed at specific professions with the initiation of its Tax Health Plan.

27 January 2010


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