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How will investors react to BoE rate rise?

Investors will look beyond Thursday’s UK interest rate hike of 25 basis points and begin to top-up their portfolios with sectors that are able to maintain margin, according to the CEO of

24th March 2023

Markets/World

A dovish shift from the Fed

By Craig Erlam Equity markets in Europe opened a little lower on Thursday following a very mixed session in Asia and some heavy selling on the other side of the pond on

23rd March 2023

Markets/World

BoE to raise rates again as UK inflation jumps

The Bank of England is likely to continue increasing interest rates beyond its current level of 4% as UK inflation jumped unexpectedly in February, a leading financial advisor said, as the central

22nd March 2023

Markets/World

Markets stabilise as investors digest Credit Suisse takeover

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian markets rose on Tuesday after Wall Street staged a rebound overnight as the historic takeover of Credit Suisse Group AG soothed concerns over

21st March 2023

Markets/World

Bank of England’s wait-and-see on interest rates

The Bank of England’s ‘wait-and-see’ stance to more interest rates has been branded as ‘dangerous’ by a leading financial advisor and fintech CEO. The damning assessment from deVere Group’s Nigel Green follows

2nd March 2023

Markets/World

A small setback

By Craig Erlam Equity markets opened a little softer on Wednesday following similar moves in Asia overnight, as investors weighed up the latest setback in US data. The inflation report needed to

15th February 2023

Markets/World

U.K. goes ahead with ‘Britcoin’ plans in a decade

The Bank of England and the U.K. Treasury announced that a digital pound could be used by households and businesses for everyday payments in-store and online later this decade. The so-called ‘Britcoin’

7th February 2023

Markets/World

A huge few days ahead

By Craig Erlam We’re seeing plenty of caution in the markets this week which is perhaps not entirely surprising given what lies ahead. Earnings season isn’t going as well as hoped and

1st February 2023

Markets/World

Stocks lower in week of massive macro risks

By Edward Moya US stocks were selling off on Monday in what will be a massive week of corporate earnings, three major central bank rate decisions (FOMC, ECB and BoE), and an

31st January 2023

Markets/World

Markets pushing back

By Craig Erlam Equity markets are a little softer on Tuesday as investors await more earnings from the U.S. and closely monitor events in Davos. Stocks have had a strong start to

17th January 2023

Markets/World