Bank of England has missed a trick – M&G’s Woolnough
The Bank of England has missed a trick by holding the interest rate, says M&G’s Richard Woolnough, and there could be significant ramifications.
Interest Rates
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Worry about growth not just rate rises – Flanders
As interest rate hikes loom, Stephanie Flanders, JP Morgan Asset Management’s chief market strategist for Europe, scouts the road ahead for global growth.
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UK interest rate sceptics are just wrong – GLG
Doubters of UK economic robustness are wrong, says GLG’s Henry Dixon, and the Bank of England are at risk of falling too far behind the curve.
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BAML still expects September rate hike
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has said it is retaining a ‘baseline forecast’ for the Federal Reserve to raise rates in September despite the recent stock market turmoil.
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Why China’s interest rate cut will not work
Ed Smith, asset allocation strategist at Rathbones, examines why China’s 0.25% interest rate cut will not work.
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Decent data needed to seal approaching Fed hike deal
The Federal Reserve is edging towards its first interest rate rise in almost 10 years, says Royal London’s Ian Kernohan, but another round of decent economic data is needed to seal the deal.
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Interest rate threat to sovereign bonds is overblown
Rising interest rates are generally accepted as a poor environment for sovereign bonds, says Rathbones’ head multi-asset investments David Coombs, but has the danger been oversold?
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PA ANALYSIS: Should investors worry as interest rate inertia creeps?
Conjecture over the timing of the first UK rate rise is becoming almost as routine as the industry’s misplaced adaptation to the ‘abnormal’ 0.5% rate presently in place.
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Stockpickers’ delight as US enters next phase of cycle – Neptune
Bottom-up investing will be crucial to US equity investors as the market enters the next phase of the investment cycle, according to Neptune’s Felix Wintle.
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Modest rate rise on the cards as pace remains of most importance – RLAM
A Bank of England interest rate rise could come sooner than expected, says Royal London Asset Management chief economist Ian Kernohan, but pace remains of most importance.
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PA ANALYSIS: Investors see through BoE’s newfound transparency
I’ll be honest, with the excitement around the Ashes and the return of Premier League football this weekend, I thought ‘Super Thursday’ was something to do with Sky Sports scheduling.
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Tax concerns mount while richer clients claim manager disatisfaction
Almost half of high net-worths have cited climbing tax rates as their number one concern, while those unhappy with their current wealth manager tend to have more investable capital.