For a view on rates look to the forward market
According to UBSs Joshua McCallum, currently the forward curve is pricing in too slow a move by the Bank of England.
According to UBSs Joshua McCallum, currently the forward curve is pricing in too slow a move by the Bank of England.
According to the Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate for the period between February to April 2014 improved to 6.6%.
Schroders’ European economist Azad Zangana has brought forward his call on the likeliest point at which the Bank of England will raise interest rates
Legal & General warns investors to exercise caution when positioning themselves for the expected cycle of UK interest rate hikes.
Martin Weale, a member of the monetary policy committee has said an interest rate rise should happen sooner than later
Chris Iggo, CIO Fixed Income, AXA IM believes that markets may look back on this period after summer and wonder why volatility was so low.
The bull market in equities is more than five years old, with massive injections of liquidity from the worlds central banks, led by the US Federal Reserve, fuelling the rally.
According to the Bank of England, when it does start raising rates they will do so only gradually.
According to Royal London Asset Managements Ian Kernohan, while economic activity has improved, output is only just about to surpass its pre-crisis peak
Interest rates in the EU and the UK remain at historic lows, making life hard and a little riskier for yield seekers.
Woolnough, who runs the £19.6bn M&G Optimal Income Fund which is sold across continental Europe, told International Adviser that if this policy stance is maintained “eventually inflation will come back”. “I’d argue that even if they keep rates low you won’t get inflation to the extent that you have historically. So I’m a firm believer…
The nature of historically low interest rates is that the only way is up, but which central bank will make the first move, and when, is a matter of fierce debate.