Economics


Euro Spikes After ECB Drops Promise To Increase Bond Buying

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The euro jumped in early afternoon trading after the European Central Bank (ECB) removed commitments to increase its b... Read more

US Stocks Fall And 10-year Treasury Yields Widen Following Powell's 'positive' Outlook

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New Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's signal that the central bank could hike rates more than the anticipated th... Read more

Sterling Spikes Following Hawkish Comments From BoE Deputy Governor

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Sterling has risen in early morning trading following hawkish comments from Bank of England (BoE) deputy governor Sir D... Read more

Funds Congress Backs Mutual Regulatory Recognition Post-Brexit

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The UK and the European Union (EU) must pursue a policy of mutual regulatory recognition (MRR) in financial services po... Read more

'Fuel On The Fire For Market Sell-off': US Equities Decline On Hot Inflation Figures

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The Dow Jones dropped 0.6% upon opening after US inflation figures came in higher than expected in January, rising 0.5%... Read more

Inflation Beats Expectations To Stick At 3% Putting Further Pressure On BoE To Hike Rates In May

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The UK inflation rate remained flat at 3% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), beating an... Read more

BoE Hints At 'earlier' Rate Hikes As MPC Adopts More Hawkish Stance

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The Bank of England (BoE) has held interest rates at 0.5% but adopted a more hawkish stance by suggesting a rate hike w... Read more

World Bank Chief Compares Cryptocurrencies To 'Ponzi Schemes'

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Jim Yong Kim, head of the World Bank, has become the latest financial voice to question the legitimacy of cryptocurrenc... Read more

Global Economy Growing At Fastest Rate Since 2011 But NIESR Warns Of Slowdown

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The world economy is expanding at the quickest pace for seven years, according to the National Institute of Economic an... Read more

Update: Turbulent Start To US Trading While FTSE Closes At Nine-month Low

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US equity markets suffered a choppy start to today's trading session, with the Dow Jones falling briefly into correctio... Read more

Could The UK See Two Rate Hikes This Year?

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The Bank of England could raise rates faster than expected with up to two hikes this year on the back of a stronger eco... Read more

Fed Maintains Interest Rates Amid Inflation Concerns

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The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday (31 January) and said inflation was likely to... Read more

Update: US Equities Follow Europe Lower As Bond Jitters Weigh

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US equities were down over 1% in early trading today, as the sell-off in global markets continues for a second day. Read more

GDP Beats Expectations To Increase 0.5% In Q4

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The UK economy grew at 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2017, helped by strong growth in the business and finance sector. ... Read more

Jupiter Ecology Founder Awarded OBE In New Year Honours List

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Teresa Tennant, co-founding manager of the Jupiter Ecology fund, has been awarded an OBE for services to sustainable in... Read more

Fed Raises Rates For Third Time In 2017

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The Federal Reserve has raised rates for the third time from a range of 1% to 1.25% to a range of 1.25% to 1.5% at its... Read more

Christmas Pinch: Inflation Nears Six-year High To Reach 3.1% In November

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Inflation rose to 3.1% in November, according to the Office for National Statistics, beating previous estimates that i... Read more

Pound Dips Despite Historic Brexit Border Deal

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Sterling fell in early morning trading despite Britain and the European Union reaching a historic deal regarding its Br... 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

BIS: Investor Complacency Could Lead To 'long-run Turbulence'

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The body responsible for overseeing the world's central banks has warned that investors are ignoring signs of overheati... Read more