Japan

Global markets are all down on a tsunami warning for north-eastern Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the east coast of Honshu.

The Japanese economy is "under strong downward pressure" in the wake of the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) says.

At first glance, the sharp fall in global equity markets on the back of the dreadful humanitarian and infrastructure disaster in Japan was understandable.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 1 April.

London's leading share index dropped below the 6,000 mark this morning as BP and Vodafone sold off parts of their asset base.

Jason Hepner, investment director for global strategy at Standard Life Investments, examines Asia's near term outlook.

Royal London Asset Management's David Varley is leaving his role as manager of the £429m Japan Growth fund this month, to pursue opportunities outside the industry.

Coal investments look set to appreciate as concerns over the safety of nuclear power resurface, according to commodity ETP specialists ETF Securities.

Deutsche Bank has launched six ETNs on NYSE Arca, providing flat and leveraged exposure to international sovereign debt.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 25 March.