Rates lower for longer
In the absence of any meaningful economic data today investors are looking ahead to tomorrow’s Bank of England interest rate policy and FOMC minutes. For some time now the markets have been of the...
View ArticleUK GDP not the key for BOE
Today’s sees the first reading of Q3 GDP data in the UK and it is expected to dip to 0.6% from 0.7% in Q2. Recent manufacturing surveys have indicated that the sector is slowing and despite...
View ArticleBridging the sterling gap
We’ve reached the day of reckoning in the UK today with the release of the MPC decision, together with the minutes to this decision and also the latest quarterly Inflation Report. Naturally this brings...
View ArticleGloomy markets will keep BOE dovish
So yesterday’s bout of risk was indeed temporary as we’ve seen yet another sea of red across Asian markets overnight and European indices are due to head down back towards their lows of the year. On...
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