"Ramsden eased back slightly on his recent hawkish stance," says a note from TD Securities' global strategy team. "He favours a 25bps hike in March rather than 50bps."
February 22,2022
A squeeze on home owners from rising interest rates will become apparent by the second half of 2023 says NatWest Markets, and this will prompt the Bank of England to rein in rate hikes.
February 22,2022
The UK printed a budget surplus of £2.9BN in January 2022 aided by a surge in tax revenues with central government receipts totalling £91.6BN in January 2022, £8.6BN more than in January 2021.
February 22,2022
The UK's economic rebound accelerated faster than expected in February, according to a leading survey which noted "a swift rebound in UK economic conditions".
February 21,2022
"To improve labor supply, the Fed might try to put volatility in its service to engineer a correction in house prices and risk assets – equities, credit, and Bitcoin too," says Zoltan Pozsar of Credit Suisse.
February 17,2022
Most economic forecasters say further price rises are in store for the UK, with most seeing a peak in the current inflationary cycle in April, when the energy bill cap is lifted and the government hikes taxes on employees and employers.
February 16,2022
Institutional investors are now largely bearish finds the much-watched Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey, although they say any fall in U.S. CPI inflation could catalyse a more sustained improvement in sentiment.
February 16,2022
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