Fulcrum Asset Management launches income fund
Fulcrum Asset Management has announced the launch of a multi-asset income fund that aims to generate yield above the Bank of England base rates.
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BoE protects EU banks even in ‘no-deal’ Brexit scenario
The Bank of England is set to reveal plans which will allow European banks to operate in the UK as normal, even under a “no deal” Brexit scenario.
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What can central banks do next?
It could be said that 2017 marked the beginning of the end of easy money as central banks started to move towards a tighter policy towards quantitative easing and interest rates. So, what is to come next?
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Could rising technology spark low inflation?
Rathbones has ranked technology as the second most-likely cause of low inflation in the UK over the next 20 years, just behind Bank of England monetary policy as the first.
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Interest rates rise for first time in decade
The Bank of England has increased interest rates for the first time in a decade, reversing the 0.25% emergency cut implemented in the aftermath of last year’s Brexit referendum.
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Rate rise: One-and-done or the start of tightening?
The market has put the odds of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raising rates so low that the bigger surprise will come if it suddenly decides not to hike.
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BoE: Brexit will cost 75,000 finance jobs
Up to 75,000 jobs in financial services could be lost in post-Brexit upheaval, the Bank of England believes.
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PA ANALYSIS: Nothing the BoE does will be enough as Brexit bites
Consensus is the Bank of England is set to finally raise interest rates before the year is out after inflation hit a five-year high of 3% on Tuesday, but what happens next?
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PA ANALYSIS: What does future hold for BoE independence?
The Bank of England conference, held to mark 20 years of independence, brought stark warnings that the same independence might not last under the threats posed from populism, quantitative easing and public mistrust of institutions.
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Historic low bank rates held at 0.25%
Interest rates remain unchanged at a historic low level of 0.25% following the latest Bank of England meeting, quashing rumours higher inflation could spark a hike this year.
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Pressure is off BoE as wages stagnate and employment rise
Pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates was handed another blow on Wednesday unemployment fell and UK earnings growth, while beating expectations, failed to outpace inflation.
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PA ANALYSIS: Is the BoE’s ‘failure to launch’ wise or misguided?
The investment industry has been venting its frustration over the Bank of England’s “wait and see” stance to a rate hike for some time now. But are the calls for hawkish action actually justified?