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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

European Central Bank Holds Interest Rates Steady At 4%

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The European Central Bank has said it will keep interest rates unchanged, the second hold since it began its unprecede... 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: A 'helpful Development' For Multi-asset But Tactical Allocation Will Be Key

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The messaging from central banks over the last few months has been similar on both sides of the Atlantic: interest rat... Read more

FCA Actively Monitors Risks Of Private Markets To Financial Stability

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The Financial Conduct Authority is monitoring the build-up of leverage in private markets as part of its joint evaluat... 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

NTPC Plans To Raise Up To Rs 5,570 Crore Via External Commercial Borrowing

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State-owned NTPC has invited a request for proposal (RFP) for raising up to USD 750 million (around Rs 5,570 crore) via ... Read more

Hit By Pandemic, Eurozone Sees Ghost Of The Debt Crisis

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The European Central Bank has put the markets at ease by buying up much of the public debt, essentially snuffing out the... Read more

Fed Could Use Negative Rates If US Recession Strikes, Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Predicts

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The Federal Reserve could announce negative rates in the future, despite its current doubts about this unconventional me... 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

What Will The 'Japanification Of Europe' Mean For Investors?

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Five CEOs, chief economists and portfolio managers discuss the potential impact of Europe’s low-growth, low-interest... 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

Fed's Rate Cutting Helps Provide Cover For Trump To Wage The Trade War

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The president's move to intensify the trade dispute with China comes with an important backstop. Read more

Fears Over A Bond Bubble Intensify As Negative Yielding Debt Nears $13trn

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Global investors fear the bond market is in a bubble, as dovish central bank rhetoric and geopolitical uncertainty have... 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

Record Low Rates And Post The Elections: Where To Invest In Europe

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has stated it will maintain record-low interest rates through the first half of 2020. Read more

Fixed Income Investing In A Changing Market

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While rising bond yields and widening credit spreads set the scene for most of 2018, global credit markets have staged ... 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

Brewin Dolphin: How Will Different Sectors Cope With Constant Political Risk?

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Guy Foster, head of research at Brewin Dolphin, gives a breakdown on how certain sectors will be affected by weak Europ... Read more