PA ANALYSIS: BoE back to square one as inflation forces grow
Balance was the word of the day following the release of the November Inflation report from the Bank of England.
Balance was the word of the day following the release of the November Inflation report from the Bank of England.
In a blow to the government’s ‘Brexit means Brexit’ rhetoric, the UK high court has ruled that Parliament must vote on whether or not to Trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Global markets are clearly jittery ahead of next week’s US presidential election.
Duration may have been the main driver of portfolio growth in 2016 so far, says State Street Global Advisers, but the next leg may require investors to have a more pointed exposure.
Global markets were a sea of red on Wednesday morning, as investors grew increasingly worried about the US election. But there were pockets of green to be found in some of the more domestically focused areas of the UK market.
Brexit-fuelled sterling weakness will push consumer price inflation toward 4% in the middle of next year, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said on Wednesday.
Money market and mixed asset funds were the flavour of the month as UK investors continued to head for the hills in September, the latest data from the Investment Association showed.
South African finance minister excepted (and perhaps, England football manager), there are few harder jobs right now than the role of governor of the Bank of England.
Peter Toogood, investment director at the Adviser Centre discusses the changing dynamics within the wealth management sector that lead to the firm’s deal with the Embark Group and why markets are looking at a gloomy but not entirely overcast 2017.
There is a lot to worry about. From Aleppo to Zuma, geopolitical risk in all its forms dominates global headlines.
Deutsche Bank posted a net profit of €278m for the third quarter, beating analyst expectations and keeping the wolves at bay, for now.
The confusion and capitulation that have come with the UK’s vote to leave the EU have and will continue to create opportunities within the UK equity space, argue Columbia Threadneedle’s UK team.