By Craig Erlam Investors may have underestimated the pace of disinflation this year if economic data this week is anything to go by, with US figures on Friday further enforcing the view
By Craig Erlam We saw very mixed trade on Thursday, with the Nasdaq making strong gains of more than 1.5%, the Dow and S&P treading water, and Europe mostly in the red.
By Craig Erlam It’s been a tough trading day, with UK inflation data sending worrying signals, while the RBNZ seemed to declare ‘job done’ in its inflation battle. The headline UK inflation
By Craig Erlam It would appear we’re heading into the weekend on a slightly more upbeat note, with stock markets posting decent gains, optimism rising over debt ceiling negotiations, and UK consumers
By Craig Erlam Stock markets are treading water on Tuesday, with the jobs number from the UK not inspiring and Chinese data also highlighting weakness in the recovery. UK jobs data was
By Craig Erlam A day after the Bank of England upgraded growth and inflation forecasts for the UK, economic data confirmed on Friday the country posted growth (just) in the first quarter,
By Craig Erlam The Bank of England hiked interest rates by another 25 basis points on Thursday, taking the base rate to 4.5% while making significant tweaks to their economic forecasts. The
By Craig Erlam We saw a slightly softer trading session on Tuesday as investors eye crucial inflation data on Wednesday. We’ve finally reached the point at which the Federal Reserve may be
By Craig Erlam Stock markets are tentatively higher at the end of the week, but how they ultimately see it out will depend on the US jobs report. While the US banking
By Craig Erlam The Federal Reserve will announce its latest interest rate decision later Wednesday and investors will be hanging on every word in light of recent banking sector instability. This was
