06 December 2022 Getting Inflation Back to 2.0% Requires Deep Recession, but Central Banks Will Bottle It: Blackrock

"Equity valuations don't yet reflect the damage ahead".

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01 December 2022 Pandemic Market Rally Created "Excess Retirees" and Inflation Risk, Fed Says

Pandemic period gains for stock markets and the resulting windfalls for investors have been cited by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell for a sharp increase in retirements that is lifting…

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01 December 2022 House Prices: 8-12% Decline Forecast by Economists

New data shows UK house prices are falling and economists say this is just the start.

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30 November 2022 Good News on Eurozone Inflation Means ECB is Tipped to Hike 50bp in December

Eurozone inflation data came at a lower-than-expected rate.

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30 November 2022 UK Business Confidence Plumbs New Lows, Price Hiking Pressures Continue to Build

UK business confidence plumbed new lows in November and more firms intend to hike prices says Lloyds Bank.

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29 November 2022 Bank of England's Mann: Inflation Risks Anchoring at 4.0%

A member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) warned the Bank risked losing its battle in bringing inflation down to its 2.0% target.

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29 November 2022 UK Savings Boom Continues as Interest Rates Rise and Consumers Retreat

Bank of England statistics reveal an increase in the amount of money saved by earners, while credit lending is below longer-term averages and mortgage approvals are falling in response to higher in…

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