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Investors need to rethink portfolios amid bonds rally

As global bonds soar at the quickest pace since the 2008 financial crisis, investors need to review their investment portfolios to ensure they are on track for risk tolerance and return objectives.

30th November 2023

Markets/World

BoE continues to push back against expectations

By Craig Erlam The Bank of England used its monetary policy report hearing to once more push back against market expectations on rate cuts next year. A lot of the comments echoed

22nd November 2023

Markets/World

BoE’s Greene pushes back against interest rate expectations

By Craig Erlam We saw a more muted session in financial markets on Thursday following a couple of days in which investors have been very encouraged by the economic data. Inflation figures

17th November 2023

Markets/World

Central bankers continue to push back without success

By Craig Erlam We continue to see sluggish trade in equity markets, with investors battling hawkish commentary from central banks against downbeat economic expectations and speculation around rate cuts next year. Even

8th November 2023

Markets/World

BoE in wait-and-see mode, wage growth key to rate outlook

By Craig Erlam The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged on Thursday at 5.25%, as expected, with the vote widening slightly but remaining very close. The fact that the vote remains

2nd November 2023

Markets/World

BoE must stop, not just pause rate hikes

The Bank of England’s recent decision to pause interest rate hikes has been met with relief, but it should go further and stop hikes altogether, warned the CEO of a leading independent

22nd September 2023

Markets/World

Surprisingly dovish BoE, another rate hike possible

By Craig Erlam We’re seeing plenty of different approaches from central banks as they wrap up their tightening cycles, with the Bank of England on Thursday surprising with a hold, while not

21st September 2023

Markets/World

Markets heed hawkish Fed

By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Risk sentiment was forced to turn lower as the Federal Reserve delivered its higher-for-longer messaging to markets, projecting fewer-than-anticipated rate cuts for 2024.

21st September 2023

Markets/World

BoE decision a coin toss after encouraging inflation report

By Craig Erlam Everyone at the Bank of England undoubtedly breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday, joining the rest of us, as inflation subsided much more than expected in August.

21st September 2023

Markets/World

Crushing growth, not stagflation, should be ECB, BoE focus

Crushing economic growth, and not stagflation, is “the real danger” and should now be the focus of the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, warned the CEO of a leading

20th September 2023

Markets/World