Weekly outlook: BoE and Fed meetings; SJP and Hargreaves report
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 27 January
Federal Reserve
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Weekly outlook: Fed expected to cut; UK blue-chips update market
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 28 October
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Weekly outlook: Fed expected to cut rates; UK inflation; Woodford holdings report
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 16 September
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Weekly outlook: Fed leads trio of central bank reports amid slew of inflation data
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 17 June
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Weekly outlook: Central banks, Faangs and a slew of macro data
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 29 April
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Bond managers fear ‘self-fuelling bear market’ amid yield curve hysteria
Spread between the two-year and 10-year treasury now 0.09%
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Aggressive Fed warned not to overcook it
A hawkish US Federal Reserve has bumped interest rates by 25 basis points and hinted at two more rises by the end of the year, but industry figures believe over-aggressive tightening risks derailing the Trump trade.
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Aviva Investors positions for eight US Fed hikes
Aviva Investors has moved neutral on the US and overweight on emerging market (EM) equities, debt and currency as it predicts eight rate rises from the Federal Reserve in 2018 and 2019.
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Devil is in the dots: Widely-predicted Fed hike unsettles investors
The Federal Reserve’s dot plot unsettled markets as Jerome Powell delivered a widely expected rate hike in his first meeting since succeeding Janet Yellen as chair of the central bank.
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A busy week for central banks
A big week for macroeconomic announcements has already seen a drop in UK inflation and ongoing Brexit transition talks, while a monetary policy decision from central banks both sides of the Atlantic is coming on Wednesday and Thursday, but what does it mean for markets?
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Three potential Black Swans for 2018
Global financial markets have enjoyed a sustained period of remarkable calm, but will that continue into 2018? AJ Bell’s investment director Russ Mould proposes three potential ‘Black Swan’ events that could surprise markets and taint the year ahead.
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Three potential game changers in 2018
It’s that time of year: Santa rallies, market outlooks and crystal ball predictions of where the FTSE will end 2018 are the subjects du jour. So rather than buck the trend, Clive Hale suggests three potential game changers for 2018.