MARKETS APPEAR IN TWO MINDS OVER RATE OF NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS
Data Sourced from FE Analytics, and Bloomberg Finance LP MARKETS APPEAR IN TWO MINDS OVER RATE OF NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS This week we saw further signs that recurring outbreaks of the coronavirus will continue to impact economic recovery. Texas became […]
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BANK OF ENGLAND ADDS £100BN TO BOND BUYING PROGRAMME
Data Sourced from FE Analytics, and Bloomberg Finance LP BANK OF ENGLAND ADDS £100BN TO BOND BUYING PROGRAMME This week there has been a big focus on debt, with government borrowing reaching extreme levels and the Bank of England boosting […]
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MARKETS REACT TO FEDERAL RESERVE REALITY CHECK
Data Sourced from FE Analytics, and Bloomberg Finance LP MARKETS REACT TO FEDERAL RESERVE REALITY CHECK This week we saw the markets take a rare glance at reality, after US Fed chairman Jerome Powell gave a fairly negative assessment of […]
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UK: FTSE 100 RESHUFFLE REFLECTS COVID-19 WINNERS AND LOSERS
Data Sourced from FE Analytics, and Bloomberg Finance LP MARKETS LOOK PAST PROTESTS TO TAKE COMFORT FROM ECB STIMULUS This week markets have shown political unrest is no match for central bank stimulus. Widespread protests about policing and racism in […]
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MARKETS COOL AS US/CHINA TENSIONS HEAT UP
Data Sourced from FE Analytics, and Bloomberg Finance LP MARKETS COOL AS US/CHINA TENSIONS HEAT UP This week the cold war between the US and China got a few degrees hotter. The imposition of new security laws on Hong Kong […]
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ECONOMY: BUSINESSES RAISE CASH WHILE CONSUMER PAY DOWN DEBTS
Data Sourced from FE Analytics, and Bloomberg Finance LP TRUMP LOOKS TO PASS THE BUCK AS HOPES OF EARLY RELEASE FROM LOCKDOWN ARE DASHED This week markets were initially encouraged by the prospect of some relief from restrictive […]
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Gloomy Economic Data Brings Markets back to Earth
Data Sourced from FE Analytics, and Bloomberg Finance LP GLOOMY ECONOMIC DATA BRINGS MARKETS BACK TO EARTH This week we got a small taste of what’s to come, when the prevailing sense of optimism in markets was punctured by the […]
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Hopes For Easing Containment Measures Tempered by Deep Recession Fears
Data Sourced from FE Analytics, and Bloomberg Finance LP HOPES FOR EASING CONTAINMENT MEASURES TEMPERED BY DEEP RECESSION FEARS This week as attention turned to talk of exit strategies and several European countries announced plans to loosen restrictions, there is […]
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Deep Recession Fears Cause Market Jitters
Data Sourced from FE Analytics, and Bloomberg Finance LP MARKET VOLATILITY EBBS LOWER AS POLITICAL NARRATIVE SHIFTS TO EASING CONTAINMENT MEASURES This week markets have retained most of the equilibrium that has characterised the last two weeks. Record volatility seen […]
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New Year, New Finances?
2019 is now well underway. If you made any New Year’s resolutions, how are they progressing? And how about your financial goals and objectives – have you put any plans in place yet? Be realistic In order to stick to […]
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