Economy
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Stocks in the green today, and all eyes to Fed and inflation says HL’s Emma Wall
Stocks are extending their rally today as easing oil prices lift sentiment to a degree, but uncertainty is clearly weighing on everyone’s…
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Isio Investment Management | Central Banks walk a tightrope as tough rate decisions loom
Ahead of this week’s key rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and European Central Bank, Ajith Nair, CIO of…
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Improving retirement outcomes and economic growth: the win-win of a better-saved nation
Royal London and Oxford Economics have today launched a landmark report, ‘Higher auto-enrolment contributions, pension adequacy and economic outcomes.’ Based on analysis assessing…
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IFS: New disability benefit awards continue to fall but remain well above pre-pandemic levels
In a briefing note released today, the IFS is highlighting that between mid-2021 and mid-2024, the number of monthly new awards for…
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Wealth Club: Students left paying more as government drops RPI for green subsidies but not Plan 5 student loans
Graduates already navigating the long tail of student debt may feel the rules are shifting against them once again. From April 2026,…
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Bank of England preview: Industry experts share predictions and outlook ahead of Thursday’s interest rate decision
With markets rattled by geopolitical tensions and renewed energy price volatility, expectations for the Bank of England’s next move have shifted sharply…
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Carmignac’s Thozet on a bumper week for central banks
With all the major G10 central banks holding policy meetings this week, central bank watchers are set for an unusually intense stretch.…
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UK growth industry reaction: Lack of momentum even before adverse Middle East impact
The latest UK GDP figures underline how little momentum the economy had even before the Middle East shock, with output flat in…
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Bank of England faces tough decision as spectre of stagflation looms
Danni Hewson, Head of Financial Analysis at AJ Bell, warns that the Bank of England’s next rates decision on 19 March has…
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What does the war in the Middle East mean for energy prices, and how could the government respond?
The Middle East conflict has pushed up wholesale gas prices by 67% and oil prices by 35% between 28th February and 12th March.…
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