CHINESE LISTED TECH STOCKS SHAKEN BY GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
This week we saw the Chinese government decide it was time to cut some of the country’s most successful businesses down to size.
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RISING COVID CASES CAUSE AN INCREASE IN VOLATILITY AS MARKETS REASSESS THE CASE FOR GROWTH
This week saw markets decide that rising coronavirus infections were a real concern. On Monday many global equity markets fell 2 per cent or more, with government bond yields falling to levels last seen in early February.
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GOVERNMENT BOND MARKETS REMAIN CALM AS INFLATION RISES AGAIN
This week inflation has once more been the topic dominating financial markets. US and UK consumer inflation came in higher than predicted and the debate about whether this is temporary or permanent has been revisited.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS RALLY AS REFLATION TRADE APPEARS TO RUN OUT OF ROAD
This week the markets came down with a nasty bout of reality as investors decided the whole idea of a new roaring ‘20s maybe wasn’t the nailed- on certainty they thought.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS MAY HAVE RECOVERED BUT IT WILL TAKE LONGER FOR LIFE TO GET BACK TO NORMAL
This week we have seen inflation continue to dominate the news in financial markets. Following last week’s interest rate decision in the US, several members of the US Federal Reserve have given their view of the outlook for inflation, sometimes painting a slightly confusing or contradictory picture.
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CENTRAL BANKS STICK TO THE VIEW THAT ABOVE-TARGET INFLATION WILL BE TEMPORARY
This week we have seen inflation continue to dominate the news in financial markets. Following last week’s interest rate decision in the US, several members of the US Federal Reserve have given their view of the outlook for inflation, sometimes painting a slightly confusing or contradictory picture.
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CITY ANALYSTS LOSE THE PLOT OVER FUTURE INTEREST RATE RISES
This week inflation again took centre stage as the Office for National Statistics released its analysis of price rises in May.
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POST-COVID RECOVERY AND INFLATION REMAIN THE FOCUS FOR THIS WEEK BUT MARKETS ARE UNMOVED
This week the spectre of inflation rattled markets, although some were less rattled than others. Stock markets, and the high-flying tech stocks in particular, were the most jittery with multiple swings up and down.
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POST-LOCKDOWN SURGE CONTINUES AS SERVICE SECTOR REPORTS GROWTH
This week the spectre of inflation rattled markets, although some were less rattled than others. Stock markets, and the high-flying tech stocks in particular, were the most jittery with multiple swings up and down.
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RECOVERY HELPS TO SHIELD GOVERNMENT FROM CUMMINGS’ ALLEGATIONS
This week the spectre of inflation rattled markets, although some were less rattled than others. Stock markets, and the high-flying tech stocks in particular, were the most jittery with multiple swings up and down.
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