Economics
MSCI: 'Still Room For Further Losses' Under Hard Brexit
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Despite the devaluation of sterling and underperformance of UK equities already witnessed as a consequence of Brexit, t... Read more
UK Remains 'global Financial Powerhouse' Despite Brexit Fears
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A report by challenger wealth manager Netwealth has found that London remains a "pre-eminent global financial centre", ... Read more
Boris Johnson To Become UK Prime Minister After Landslide Party Win
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Boris Johnson has been announced as the next UK Prime Minister to succeed Theresa May, after a close battle between can... Read more
Industry Voice: Why Is Now The Time For Radical Economic Thinking?
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Leigh Himsworth, portfolio manager of the Fidelity UK Opportunities Fund, explains it is no coincidence that moments of... Read more
Businesses Downbeat On Brexit Despite Stockmarkets Storming Ahead
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Some 83% of chief financial officers (CFOs) surveyed by Deloitte are downbeat on the outlook for the long-term business... Read more
Brexit Manufacturing Bounce 'well And Truly Over' As Inflation Falls To 2% In May
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UK inflation softened in May as higher prices in housing and household services were offset by falling fares for transp... 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
MPC Member Hints At More Imminent Rate Rise - Reports
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Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Michael Saunders has echoed the Bank of England's (BoE) chief economist's hawkis... Read more
St Louis Fed President: Rate Cut May Happen Soon
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The interest rate cut bond markets have been betting on from the US Federal Reserve could be "warranted soon", accordin... Read more
Investors Seek Fixed Income And Money Market Funds Amid Heightened Risk Aversion
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The latest Morningstar Direct UK Asset Flows Update for April 2019 show both UK-domiciled bonds and money market funds ... Read more
Brexit 'shadow Of Uncertainty' Costs City 'world's Financial Hub' Status
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London is no longer perceived as the world's preeminent financial centre by global professionals, the majority of whom ... Read more
Chinese Equities Shed $4bn As Trade War Returns With Vengeance
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Chinese equities have seen total outflows of $4bn as a result of the escalating trade war between the US and China, rev... Read more
Markets 'bored Of Constant Brexit Drama'
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Markets shrugged off news of a six-month delay to the UK's deadline to depart from the European Union, with markets now... Read more
The Top Down: Neptune's James Dowey On The 'one Issue More Important Than Brexit' For Asset Managers
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In this month's edition of The Top Down, Jayna Rana and Mike Sheen talk to James Dowey, CIO and chief economist at Nept... Read more
Half Of Fixed Income Investors Predict End Of Economic Cycle By 2021
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Just under half of fixed income investors predict the current market cycle will come to an end within two years, accord... Read more
Spring Statement: Chancellor Unveils Policies To 'build Sustainability Into The Heart' Of UK Economy
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Environmental policies were at the centre of Philip Hammond's attempts to woo younger voters in today's Spring Statemen... Read more
Spring Statement: OBR Revises Down 2019 Growth Forecast As Hammond Eyes Brexit 'deal Dividend'
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UK gross domestic product (GDP) is set to grow by 1.2% in 2019, less than the 1.3% forecast in the 2018 Autumn Budget, ... Read more
'Industry Should Prep No-deal Contingency Plans' After Fresh Commons Defeat For Theresa May
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UK fund groups have been urged to prepare for a no-deal Brexit by the Investment Association, after UK Prime Minister T... Read more
S&P: Next Global Credit Downturn 'may Be Inevitable' As Debt Skyrockets
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Global debt levels have become "higher and riskier" than that of a decade ago, meaning that "another credit downturn ma... Read more
Treasury And Economic Affairs Committees Call For Flawed Inflation Measure Fix
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The Treasury Select and Economic Affairs Committees are looking for consent from Chancellor Philip Hammond to fix the f... Read more