Weekly outlook: Tory leader decided; ECB policy decision; US GDP
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 22 July
ECB
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‘More dovish than Draghi’: Funds industry weighs in on Christine Lagarde
IMF boss becomes surprise nomination to head up the ECB
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Will the ECB remove a headwind for European funds?
John Husselbee reckons ‘it is not all doom and gloom’
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Weekly outlook: BoE inflation report, May’s exit and ECB decision
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 3 June
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Weekly outlook: Tax year begins, UK GDP and asset manager results
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 8 April
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ECB may push rate rises beyond next year
Central bank ends QE despite weaker growth outlook
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Multi-asset boutique increases European exposure
Boutique asset manager Kestrel Investment Partners is increasing exposure to Europe’s financial, telecom and pharmaceutical sectors on the back of the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing (QE) decision.
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ECB to end quantitative easing
The European Central Bank has set an end date for quantitative easing, stating purchases will be halved after September before the programme ends in December.
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Italian fiscal policy could see more hawkish ECB
Italian expansionary fiscal policy is more likely to inform European Central Bank policy than political threats to financial stability, with some investors raising concerns the central bank could soon switch to a more hawkish tone.
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Trump tariffs cast dovish shadow over ECB
Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on aluminum and steel cast a dovish cloud over Thursday’s ECB meeting, although the governing council’s removal of reference to the potential expansion of quantitative easing indicated it is ultimately committed to tightening money policy.
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What does ECB tapering mean for eurozone bonds?
The European Central Bank (ECB) has begun to unwind quantitative easing, reducing its bond purchases to €30bn a month from €60bn last year. The situation will be reviewed again at the end of September, with some predicting it will swiftly move to zero.
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JP Morgan’s Ward: Deflation risks to weigh on ECB
Inflation, or the lack of it, especially in Europe, is one of the biggest uncertainties facing the markets in 2018, according to Karen Ward, the new chief market strategist for UK and Europe at JP Morgan Asset Management.
