PA ANALYSIS: Is the golden age of central bank support ending?
The old adage ‘don’t fight the Fed’ exists for a reason.
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PA ANALYSIS: Prepare for the ‘new normal’ of rising UK inflation
Any hopes the Bank of England could soon hike interest rates have been dashed after news of the UK’s soaring inflation emerged on Tuesday, so should we settle in for the ‘new normal’ of an inflationary world?
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Kames’ Roberts: Central banks stuck by “mother of all asset bubbles”
Mark Carney should admit central banks have created the “mother of all asset bubbles”, according to Kames Capital.
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Unemployment hits 40-year low but wage growth stalls
The UK unemployment rate has hit a 40-year low, but a continued squeeze on wages has raised concerns households could soon feel the pinch as new figures revealed falling real wages.
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Call for revived ‘cult of equity’ as UK inflation climbs to 2.7%
UK inflation has risen to 2.7%, its highest level since 2013, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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BoE positivity ‘undermined’ by Brexit uncertainty
Uncertainty over the future of the UK’s Brexit negotiations tempered Bank of England forecasts published on Thursday (11 May).
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PA ANALYSIS: Inflation’s ‘retro revival’ and how to counter it
Snap elections, rogue communist states and curious beards… today shares many similarities with the 1970s, but is inflation set to be the ultimate parallel with politics of the past?
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Economists warn BoE could hold rates as wages stall
Non-existent wage growth and rising inflation could put the Bank of England off any rate hikes in 2017 as the economy tightens.
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BoE warns uncertainty not ‘fully reflected’ in markets
High levels of uncertainty across the developed world has not been reflected in current asset prices or measures of market volatility, the Bank of England has warned.
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Inflation reaches 2.3% – highest level since 2013
February saw UK headline CPI rise to 2.3% – its highest level since November 2013 – introducing a “two-sided risk” to the economy.
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PA ANALYSIS: “Irrational” Bank of England must raise rates
For MPC member Gertjan Vlieghe to admit that the Bank of England is in no position to predict the next recession was a brave call, but do policy makers have the courage to hike rates?
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Bank of England completes its u-turn on economy
The Bank of England further undermined its own post-Brexit ‘forecasts of doom’ by sharply increasing its expectation for UK growth to 2% in 2017, professional investors said on Thursday.
