Central Banks


IMF Chief Warns Central Banks Against 'premature' Interest Rate Cuts - Reports

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The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has urged central banks not to relax their fight against infl... Read more

Deep Dive: Did Central Banks Get It Right In 2023?

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With inflation falling and interest rates on hold, Investment Week asked experts if central banks had made the right c... Read more

Higher For Longer: Fixed Income Popularity Mounts As Investors Prepare For A New Rates Environment

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As central banks poise to hold interest rates higher for longer, a fixed income market used to near-zero rates is set ... Read more

Higher For Longer: Private Markets May Be Due A Reckoning After A Decade Of Stellar Growth

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A higher for longer interest rates environment is poised to weigh heavily on the growth and performance of the private... Read more

Changing Of The Guard: Industry Talking Points For Q4 And Beyond

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September seems to have vanished in the blink of an eye and we are now into October and the start of Q4, when the indu... Read more

Confluence Of Election Cycles Makes For Stormy Seas

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The end of the summer period brings about a period of reflection. As we hurtle towards the final quarter of the year a... Read more

Deep Dive: Bond Managers Must 'unlearn' The Past Decade Of Central Bank Lessons

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The past year of central bank moves and their recent and forthcoming effects have changed the relationship between por... Read more

Why The US Will Be Less Exposed To The Impact Of Coronavirus

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As the coronavirus spread peaks, persistence and penetration are at this point uncertain. Read more

The Big Question: What Tools Do Central Banks Have At Their Disposal During The Next Recession?

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Five fund groups tell Investment Week what policy tools the main central banks have to use should there be a global do... Read more

Are Central Banks At A Crossroads Or A Dead-end?

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Central banks are at a crossroads, and if they carry on, maybe a dead end. The good news, though, is twofold. Read more

Which Four Stocks Are Able To Withstand Escalating Economic Risks?

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Despite heightened political and economic risks around the globe today, Jacob Mitchell, portfolio manager and CIO of An... Read more

Greenback, Sterling, Yen: What Should Currency Investors Look Out For This Summer?

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Ugo Lancioni, head of global currency at Neuberger Berman, outlines the key considerations foreign exchange investors s... Read more

Warning Signs: Six Charts Signalling A Global Slowdown

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From political uncertainty to an industrial deceleration and fading fiscal stimulus, Adrien Pichoud, chief economist at... Read more

Money Losing Investments - Guaranteed!

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Stocks and bonds have performed well for investors over long horizons, writes Vitali Kalesnik, partner and director of ... Read more

Investors At Odds With UK Policymakers On The Direction Of Interest Rates

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With the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee's next announcement due on Thursday 20 June, Brooks Macdonald's Edwa... Read more

Fed's Powell Treads Carefully As Trump's Central Bank Pick Faces Trouble

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 1- Conservative commentator Stephen Moore's sexist comments about women have put in jeopardy his path... Read more

Investment Conundrums: Kames Capital CIO Stephen Jones On Shifting Portfolios To A 'resolutely Neutral' View

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Kames Capital has shifted its portfolios to a more balanced position with the investment team weighing an uncertain out... Read more

Fed's Charles Evans Tells CNBC Rates Can Stay Unchanged Into Fall Of 2020

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Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said on Monday that he'd be comfortable leaving interest rates alone unt... Read more

No Need For The Fed To Enter 'panic Mode' And Cut Rates Now, Says Moody's

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Top White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said last week the U.S. Federal Reserve should cut interest rates by 50 ba... Read more

Looking For Recession Signs? Follow The Jobs, Says Credit Suisse Economist

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Investors trying to sniff out signs of the next recession should pay attention to an increase in broader unemployment, s... Read more