UK wage growth weaker than expected
Marginally weaker wage growth figures may give Mark Carney the excuse he needs not to raise rates, says Shaun Port, chief investment officer at Nutmeg.
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PA ANALYSIS: Mark Carney, interest rates and Brexit – A thorny dilemma
Could Mark Carney’s dovish comments yesterday have been made with one eye on a ‘Brexit’?
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PA ANALYSIS: Reality check for dovish BoE
The Bank of England eschewed any great fireworks today, releasing the doves instead.
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‘Super Thursday 2’ expected to rein in doves
The upcoming second iteration of ‘Super Thursday’ is likely to yield comments from the Bank of England designed to rein in dovish sentiment, according to Investec.
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Hawkish Fed spurs on December rate hike expectations
An upbeat Fed has caught markets by surprise, reinforcing the high probability of a rate hike in December, according to commentators.
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UK slips into deflation, but rate hike focus remains 2016
The UK slipped in to deflation in September, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday. But, while the number came in slightly lower than many economists had predicted, but many are more focused on how it is likely to change going forward.
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PA AUTUMN CONGRESS: Rate tightening pace likely to be steeper than expected – BMO
BMO global macro bond manager, Steven Bell believes both the Fed and the Bank of England will tighten in early 2016 and will likely do more than is currently priced in by markets.
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The Fed has made a policy error – M&G’s Lord
Keeping interest rates as low as they are for as long as they have done is a policy error on the part of the Fed says M&G bond manager, Ben Lord.
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PA ANALYSIS: Weak US job numbers may prompt another Yellen U-turn
The US economy seems to be treading water at best now, with the latest non-farm payroll data released by the Labor Department decidedly unimpressive.
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Rate hike ramifications for REITs are nothing more than myth – Fidelity
Worries that a hike in interest rate will impact real estate are based on nothing more than myth, according to Fidelity’s Dirk Philippa.
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PA ANALYSIS: The Fed has set a dangerous precedent
In holding interest rates at rock bottom this week, the Federal Reserve has set a dangerous precedent which may come back to haunt it, and the global economy.
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UK wage growth picks up steam
Wage growth in the United Kingdom economy has picked up, registering a 2.9% increase in average pay, according to the Office for National Statistics.