Yesterday's shock data which showed UK CPI inflation at the lowest level for 18 months, has certainly given the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cause to think hard about today's interest rate decision. With markets finding it almost impossible to...
Thomas Watts, Investment Analyst, abrdn, comments on the economic data releases this week; “In what could be a tale of two central banks, investor gaze should be fixed on both Wall Street and Threadneedle Street as the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England...
Analysis from Katharine Neiss, chief European economist at PGIM Fixed Income The ECB raised its deposit rate to 4% last week, an all-time high since the launch of the euro. It cited uncomfortably high headline inflation of more than 5% as the key driver of its...
Portfolio manager Alex Holroyd Jones and Iain Cunningham, the head of Multi-Asset Growth at Ninety One, discuss why they believe the eurozone is in for a tough time, and the opportunities arising from this. At the start of 2023, it was reasonable to think that an...
By Tomasz Wieladek, chief European economist at T. Rowe Price AWE wage inflation rose from 8.2% in June to 8.5% in July – a record...
Average pay including bonuses up 8.5% in the three months to July – the highest since comparable records began Vacancy numbers fall back...
Thomas Watts, Investment Analyst, abrdn, comments on the economic data releases this week; “The coming week will hopefully act as an...
Written by Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist at Invesco In many parts of the world, school is back in session and summer is...
By Melanie Beyeler, Lead Manager of the New Capital Climate Transition Equity Fund at New Capital Today’s linear economy is failing....
The government has confirmed this year’s Autumn Statement will take place on 22 November, with the pledge to halve inflation by...
Sharp rises in borrowing costs prompt spike in redundancies The number of planned redundancies in the UK has increased 54% in...
Recent statistics surrounding customer satisfaction with their bank has highlighted that customers are less than 50% satisfied with the...
Bank of England decide whether to increase the cost of borrowing further on 21 September The market is now expecting two more rate hikes...
James McCann, Deputy Chief Economist, abrdn, comments on Jackson Hole. Jame's comment can be seen below: “Those hoping for strong signals...
Aegon research shows that stopping work, even temporarily, significantly impacts the confidence individuals have in the relevance of their...
By Bernard Chua and Jim Shore, Senior Client Portfolio Managers at American Century Investments Inflation has moderated in the...
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