A miserable miracle
This has been one of the most begrudged share market rallies in modern times. Our chief investment officer, Julian Chillingworth, explains why political deadlock may help it continue.
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This has been one of the most begrudged share market rallies in modern times. Our chief investment officer, Julian Chillingworth, explains why political deadlock may help it continue.
5 mins
The Bank of England (BoE) raised rates in early November from 0.25% to 0.5%. A decent boost from the services sector helped third-quarter GDP grow by a faster than expected 0.4%, a solid enough justification for the hike.
5 mins
The Bank of England has increased policy rates to 0.5%, a decision that was 90% priced in to the interest rates futures market and should come as no surprise. Investors in the FTSE 100 should remember that company earnings are more responsive to changes in global financial conditions and the sterling exchange than UK base rates per se.
1 min
British investors may get a shock when they look at their returns this month. For those investing in sterling, overseas stock market performances were downright dismal
4 mins
A North Korean missile, potentially capable of carrying a nuclear payload, soared over Japan in late August and sunk into the Sea of Japan. In response, 10-year Japanese government bond (JGBs) yields sunk too, from 0.009% to -0.009%.
5 mins
Tomorrow marks 70 years since India declared independence from the British Empire, but today the country is facing another struggle as diplomatic relations between India and China deteriorate over a border dispute in the ‘Sikkim trijunction’, where India, Bhutan and Tibet meet.
5 mins
Currencies bounced around last month as investors debated the strength of the UK’s Brexit negotiating position, whether the Federal Reserve (Fed) will slow its rate hikes, and if the European Central Bank will soon cut the number of bonds it buys each month as part of its quantitative easing programme.
4 mins
Inflation has flared up again in the UK, but that doesn’t mean the globe is awash with soaring prices.
4 mins
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