Europe

Patrick Commins | Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to snap up foreign bank stocks at bargain prices.

Patrick Commins | Markets make necessary rebalance of money flow from emerging economies back to developed ones.

Patrick Commins | One long-neglected region is set to benefit from the  Fed’s intention to wind back QE.

Zoë Fielding | Monetary union posts first quarter of economic growth since 2011 in three months to June.

Matt Sherwood | Dow, S&P; finish at all-time highs on investor joy at perceived death of QE tapering.

Zoë Fielding | Since the global financial crisis wealthy investors have altered their asset allocations to hold higher amounts of cash and keep their money closer to home.

Matt Sherwood | United States markets rebounded overnight after investors took heart from an upbeat May retail sales report, despite a plunge in Asian stocks led by Japan.

Matt Sherwood | An early recovery after yesterday’s sell-off failed to gain traction on global share markets overnight amid continued investor uncertainty over central bank policy.

Matt Sherwood | Global markets faced another tough session overnight as investors once again focused on the growth outlook and what it might mean for central bank policy and asset prices.

Zoë Fielding | Equity markets have started to stabilise in recent months but there are still many uncertainties in economies around the world. Zoë Fielding asks five experts to what extent the risks to investors have subsided and what course of action to take from here.

David Bassanese | The devastating financial implosion affecting the tiny island nation of Cyprus raises fears of wider fallout threatening the future of the euro system itself.

Zoë Fielding | Australian banks are forging partnerships with Swiss private banks due to their centuries of wealth management expertise.