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Fixed yields attract investors ahead of rate cuts

With central banks signalling a path toward looser monetary policies as decades-high inflation cools, investors will be rushing into fixed yield opportunities before interest rates are cut, said the chief executive of

24th April 2024

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

Focus on central banks

By Craig Erlam A slightly positive start to trading on Thursday, as traders eye ECB minutes early afternoon and the start of the Jackson Hole Symposium. The minutes will likely provide further

25th August 2022

Markets/World

Don’t wait for ghost of stagflation

The ghost of stagflation is once again looming on the horizon, and investors should make sure their personal financial planning strategies are such to mitigate risk but still build and grow wealth

9th May 2022

Markets/World

ECB’s unhelpful ambiguity

By Craig Erlam European stocks edged higher Thursday ahead of the long bank holiday weekend; ending the week not far from where they started as investors mull the latest policy decisions, inflation

15th April 2022

Markets/World

Caution prevails as investors eye Omicron and Fed meeting

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM An air of caution gripped Asian markets on Tuesday as growing unease over the spread of the Omicron variant drained risk sentiment. The dollar

15th December 2021

Markets/World

Central banks pump $9 trln into economy amid pandemic

With the economy taking a hit due to the coronavirus pandemic, most central banks around the world resorted to enacting various quantitative easing (QE) measures to salvage the situation. However, leading economies

18th November 2021

Markets/World

Markets cautious as investors eye central banks

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday as investors braced for a pivotal week, jampacked with key central bank meetings and economic reports from major

3rd November 2021

Markets/World

Unlimited support from central banks keeps markets energised

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Asian equities kicked off Monday trading on a positive note with most benchmarks rising more than 1%, led by a 2.5% rally in the

27th April 2020

Markets/World