Central Banks


SocGen's Edwards: The Factors That Could Trigger The Next 2008-style Crash

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Société Générale's bearish strategist Albert Edwards has outlined a number of scenarios which could cause the next ... Read more

Global Sovereign Creditworthiness Could 'brighten Up' In 2018

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New report says the gradual decline in sovereign creditworthiness over the past 10 years 'appears to have come to a halt... Read more

SocGen's Edwards: Clients Cannot See An Immediate Trigger For The Financial Armageddon Heading Our Way

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Société Générale's bearish strategist Albert Edwards has warned the current market situation is "even worse" than t... Read more

S&P 500 Peak, 10% Correction, Credit Spreads Tightening: BofAML's Top Ten Macro Calls For 2018

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BofA Merrill Lynch (BofAML) global research team has said returns are still to be made as we enter the later stages of ... Read more

Gallery: Whitechurch's Top Ten Investment Themes Heading Into 2018

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With 2017 providing investors with a supportive 'Goldilocks' environment of global growth and low interest rates, White... Read more

'All Good Things Must Come To An End': Goldman Sachs Warns Of 'fast Pain' Bear Market

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Goldman Sachs has warned returns across all asset classes are likely to be lower in the medium term as a result of cent... Read more

'Evolution To Be Faster And More Disruptive': Bond ETF AUM To Double To $1.5trn By 2022

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Total bond ETF asset under management (AUM) has been predicted to hit $1.5trn by 2022 with the evolution of the market ... Read more

Bank Of England Forces Banks To Hold Extra £6bn Brexit Buffer

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The Bank of England has raised the UK countercyclical capital buffer rate from 0.5% to 1%, establishing a system-wide t... Read more

Columbia Threadneedle's Colwell: Navigating Monetary Policy Far Bigger Risk Than Brexit

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Richard Colwell, head of UK equities and manager of the £4.1bn UK Equity Income fund at Columbia Threadneedle Investme... Read more

The Big Short: Fund Managers Warn Of 'risky' Treasuries Trade Despite Rising Rate Environment

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Fund managers have cautioned on shorting US Treasuries despite the Federal Reserve's plans to hike rates and taper its ... Read more

Investment Conundrums: Invesco Perpetual's Mustoe Warns 'relaxed' Investors Could Be Shaken By 'unexpected' Interest Rate Hikes

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Invesco Perpetual's Nick Mustoe is concerned about the lack of volatility and how "relaxed" investors appear to be with... Read more

Cazenove's Jeffrey: Central Banks Still Spooked By The Ghosts Of The Past

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The recent increase in interest rates announced by the Bank of England leaves us with no more clarity about the directi... Read more

BofAML Survey: Investors' Risk-taking Has Hit An All-time High

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Fund managers are showing signs of 'irrational exuberance' by increasing their overweight global equities positions and... Read more

ETF Snapshot: Government Bonds See Outflows Amid Rising Rate Environment

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In the week ending 3 November, developed government bonds reversed three weeks of inflows, according to data from Track... Read more

Plurimi's CIO Armstrong: 10-year Treasury Yields To Widen Beyond 4%

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Patrick Armstrong, CIO of Plurimi Investment Managers, has said 10-year Treasury yields will surprise many investors by... Read more

ETF Snapshot: European Large-cap Flows Plummet Following ECB Tapering Move

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In the week ending 27 October, European large caps suffered a significant drop in flows, according to data from TrackIn... Read more

'A Potential Sea Change Event': ECB To Halve €60bn Bond Buying Programme

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced plans to cut back its €2trn quantitative easing programme from €60bn ... Read more

M&G Bond Vigilantes' Five Scary Halloween Charts

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Anthony Doyle, fixed interest investment director at M&G Investments, comments on five scary charts to spook invest... Read more

Seneca Cuts Equity Exposure In Preparation For 2020 Market Downturn

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Seneca Investment Managers has been reducing its equities exposure in preparation for the end of the bull run in the as... Read more