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Back to SearchBOE triggers a global rally in government debt
The Bank of England’s intervention to buy an unlimited amount of long-dated bonds triggered record gains for government debt. Stocks in the US also p…
3 years, 9 months ago
Stock markets decline as US treasury yields and the US dollar soar
Global stock markets continue to sell off whilst the US dollar strengthens further and US Treasury yields hit new highs. The IMF has called the UK’s …
3 years, 9 months ago
Markets jittery following rollercoaster ride for the pound
Markets jittery following rollercoaster ride for the pound
The UK government's pledge to continue with more tax cuts caused the pound to plunge nearl…
3 years, 9 months ago
The pound plunges almost 5% to a record low overnight
The UK government's pledge to continue with more tax cuts has caused the pound to plunge nearly 5% to a historic low. Giorgia Meloni, who earned a re…
3 years, 9 months ago
Central banks continue to hike rates, apart from the Bank of Japan
Equity markets across the US and Europe ended the day in the red yesterday. Central Bank meetings continued: the Bank of Japan left rates unchanged a…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Fed delivered the clearest signal yet
The US Federal Reserve is willing to tolerate a recession as a necessary trade-off for regaining control over inflation. The US central bank raised i…
3 years, 9 months ago
It’s (nearly) all about the Fed
US and Asian equity markets are lower and US Treasury yields remain at mutli-year highs ahead of the rate decision of the US Federal Reserve this eve…
3 years, 9 months ago
US equities rebound in late trading
On Monday, US equities bounced back in the last hour of trading to erase early losses and finish in the green. The 2-year US Treasury yield rose to n…
3 years, 9 months ago
Central banks take the spotlight this week
Global equity markets ended their worst week since June this year and are now focused on the various central bank decisions due this week. The weakne…
3 years, 9 months ago
Growth and interest rate concerns collide
Concerns over the prospects of higher interest rates and the US company FedEx withdrawing its earnings forecast due to worsening business conditions …
3 years, 9 months ago