BoE bumps rates by largest single increase in 33 years
Market watchers expect pace of rate rises to slow following 75bps increase
Macro News
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Weekly outlook: BoE and Fed set for further ‘breathtaking’ rate rises
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 31 October
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Hope for stability as Rishi Sunak named prime minister
Sterling and bond markets ticked up on news of his victory in the Tory leadership race
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Weekly outlook: ECB poised to hike rates as UK names third prime minister of 2022
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 24 October
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Ballooning inflation back at 40-year high
Rising food prices drove CPI back to July’s record 10.1% as industry commentators ponder the BoE’s next rate rise
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Hunt minces mini budget in latest government U-turn
Chancellor’s emergency statement saw most tax cuts scrapped, with universal energy bill support to end in April 2023
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Weekly outlook: Quarterly results from Amazon and Alphabet as US updates on unemployment
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 20 July
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Weekly outlook: Flurry of fund groups report and public sector borrowing figures revealed
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 18 November
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Historic low bank rates held at 0.25%
Interest rates remain unchanged at a historic low level of 0.25% following the latest Bank of England meeting, quashing rumours higher inflation could spark a hike this year.
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7IM reveals ‘highest ever’ gold exposure
Seven Investment Management has upped gold exposure across its funds to the highest ever level in anticipation of a potential market correction.
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PA ANALYSIS: Inflation’s ‘retro revival’ and how to counter it
Snap elections, rogue communist states and curious beards… today shares many similarities with the 1970s, but is inflation set to be the ultimate parallel with politics of the past?
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The five questions to ask following the US Fed rate hike
The third 0.25% interest rate hike of this upcycle from the US Federal Reserve begs five questions, all of which have implications for the US, the globe and portfolios.
