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.
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.
Seven Investment Management has upped gold exposure across its funds to the highest ever level in anticipation of a potential market correction.
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?
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.
There is a long line of asset managers rolling out funds aimed to “balance” and “diversify” returns, but is the multi-asset universe about to be turned on its head?
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has surprised commentators by voting 8-1 to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5%.
The United Kingdom’s gross domestic product growth for the first quarter of this year was confirmed as 0.4% this morning by the Office for National Statistics.
The ‘first rate rise since the financial crisis’ was a long time coming and markets initially responded relatively well, but it is starting to look like a miss-step by the Federal Reserve.
A quarter of advisers say they do not plan to allocate any investments to China over the next six months, according to research from Cofunds.
The global economy is expected to continue to grow at a steady pace in 2016, Societe Generale Private Bank’s Alan Mudie said on Monday, but potential upside in equity markets will likely be constrained by the current high valuations and a cloudy outlook for earnings.
UK inflation fell to zero in February, the ONS reported on Tuesday, the lowest level on record.
Golds use as a macro-economic barometer is set to increase, say UBS commodities analysts Edel Tully and Joni Teves.