Investors need to rethink portfolios amid bonds rally
As global bonds soar at the quickest pace since the 2008 financial crisis, investors need to review their investment portfolios to ensure they are on track for risk tolerance and return objectives....
View ArticleEurozone disinflation accelerates as markets price in rate cut
By Craig Erlam Eurozone inflation fell further than expected in October, leaving the headline HICP rate within touching distance of the ECB’s 2% target. While policymakers have continued to push back...
View ArticleAll eyes on the central banks
By Craig Erlam A lacklustre start to the week, but there’s so much to come over the next few days which could determine how markets end the year and start 2024. The US will be front and centre this...
View ArticleFed overdelivers, will ECB and BoE follow?
By Craig Erlam The most hotly anticipated central bank meeting of the year did not disappoint on Wednesday, with the Federal Reserve potentially delivering this year’s Santa rally. I don’t think many...
View ArticleHawkish BoE followed by uneventful ECB
By Craig Erlam The Bank of England and the European Central Bank both left rates on hold on Thursday, but unlike following the announcement of their counterparts in the US, there were no fireworks....
View ArticleCentral banks to spoil party, BoJ in focus
By Craig Erlam Not the most thrilling start to the week, but that’s to be expected given the number of major events over the last few sessions and the absence of anything significant on Monday. The...
View ArticleECB holds rates at 4%, investors need vigilance
The European Central Bank on Thursday held interest rates unchanged at 4% for the third straight meeting, as the ECB faces a sluggish euro area economy and shaky financial stability. The central bank...
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Sluggish Eurozone PMI weighs on Euro
The EURUSD currency pair weakened to near 1.0830 Wednesday, as the preliminary Eurozone Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report for July showed that composite numbers...
View ArticleEuro-dollar trades flat after bumper Fed rate cut
The EURUSD pair is trading flat in the early European session on Thursday after the first cut in U.S. interest rates in four years. The major pair initially edged higher to monthly highs of 1.1189...
View ArticleBears drive Euro lower following weak Eurozone data
EURJPY is trading down almost half a percent around 162.50 on Monday as it closes in on the ceiling of its multi-week trading range from the early August lows. Bears are driving the Euro lower...
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