Fed should ignore US equity bears – UBS
Sceptics on US equities heading higher are suffering from bearishness and Janet Yellen should pay less attention to the market, according to UBS’ Tom Digenan.
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PA ANALYSIS: Mixed messages making UK equities a tricky call
Mixed messages on the health of the United Kingdom’s economy are making deciding on a UK equities weighting a particularly tricky task right now.
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‘Slow and gradual’ UK interest rate rise will be too little, too late – Brooks Macdonald
The ‘slow and gradual’ UK interest rate outlined by the Bank of England will be too little, too late, according to Brooks Macdonald’s Toby Thompson.
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Fed rate hike will cause ‘modest corporate discomfort’ – Fitch
Fitch Ratings has said a gradual hike in the United States’ base interest rate would likely result in lower profits and slower growth, due to increased borrowing costs for US companies.
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Fed strikes soft tone on rate rises
The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates on hold in its latest meeting as expected, and the tone of Chair Janet Yellen’s comments indicated that when it comes the rise will be less than was anticipated.
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BoE unity could be tested by wage rises
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is still united in holding the base rate at 0.5%, according to minutes from the last meeting released today.
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PA ANALYSIS: Is a UK rate hike coming quicker than you think?
The prevailing consensus has settled around the expectation that the first UK interest rate hike is a considerable way off, but there are reasons to think this could quickly change once again.
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TMI eyes gold trade as QE continues
Gold is set to benefit from a continuation of global quantitative easing, says Thomas Miller Investment, prompting the manager to consider branching out into a market that it would traditionally avoid.
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PA Analysis: Chinese QE more curse than blessing?
Expectation is mounting that China is planning its own version of quantitative easing and investors weighing up how to play the world’s most populated country may struggle to assess the situation.
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Hargreaves shares fall on fscs levy spike
Despite announcing plans to dip its toes into the non-advised space, shares in Hargreaves Lansdown fell around 4% in morning trade on Wednesday, largely in response to it highlighting the significant increase in its Financial Services Contribution Scheme levy payment.
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Heavy utilities regulations translates to sustainable dividends – Fidelity
Investors seeking sustainable dividends should look no further than the heavily-regulated utilities sector, according to Fidelity Worldwide Investment’s Michael Clarke.
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PA ANALYSIS: Ways to beat the heat in the bond pressure cooker
After months of grinding yield compression the pressure valve on the German sovereign bond market was released, with 10-year bund yields jumping almost ten-fold in the space of a few days.