Knacke’s money maps: The age of deflation
The 2020s is not the 1970s, writes Ernst Knacke, head of research at Shard Capital, but more like the early 1900s
The 2020s is not the 1970s, writes Ernst Knacke, head of research at Shard Capital, but more like the early 1900s
With Japanese equities performing well over the past decade, managers argue it is unfair to suggest the country’s previous ‘new dawns’ didn’t play out
China investors watch on with growing concern as the world’s second-largest economy slips into deflation and the hoped-for stimulus remains elusive
Capital Economics’ Neil Shearing and PIMCO’s Carol Liao argue whether or not China’s slowdown will have a negative global impact
Investors remain structurally positioned for the humiliation of China and hubris in California, Bank of America Merrill Lynch argues in its latest Flow Show note.
Stock and bond markets are in danger of extrapolating too gloomy a scenario from recent central bank statements, the situation in China and manufacturing data, argue asset allocators.
The United Kingdom has crept quietly out of deflation with a 0.1% rise in prices being recorded in May, the Office for National Statistics said.
Gold is set to benefit from a continuation of global quantitative easing, says Thomas Miller Investment, prompting the manager to consider branching out into a market that it would traditionally avoid.
The minutes from the last Bank of England monetary policy meeting have revealed there remains little dissent within the committee, with all members united in holding rates steady at 0.5%.
UK consumer price inflation fell to -0.1% in April, the first negative reading since records began in 1996.
The consensus view that China’s cuts to banks’ required reserve ratios were a stimulative measure is negated by the mechanics of Chinese banking system itself, says Matthews Asia’s Andy Rothman.
China has cut interest rates for the third time since November, but more easing measures are needed to support slowing economic growth, according to the two asset managers.