14 July 2022 Bank of England Outlook: Risk of a Bank Rate Step Change is Rising 

The latest remarks and commentary suggest the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England (BoE) is only one inflation number or employment report away from a step change in the pace at which B…

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14 July 2022 This Bear Market to Last 2-3 More Years: Macro Hive

"The bear market is likely to last at least three years – or about average."

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13 July 2022 Goldman Sachs Cuts Odds of UK Recession

The surprisingly strong UK GDP data announced midweek leads economists at Goldman Sachs to revise higher their growth forecasts and lower expectations for a recession taking hold.

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07 July 2022 Federal Reserve Interest Rate Risk Bodes Ill for Global Economic Outlook

Federal Reserve policy tightening is already making a mark on economies and currencies around the world but minutes of June’s meeting suggested this week that its impact could grow when making clea…

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06 July 2022 "Blunt" Pill says More Hikes Needed

The Bank of England's Chief Economist says he stands ready to vote for a faster rate of interest rate hikes, should he see further signs inflation is becoming embedded in the UK.

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06 July 2022 Zahawi's Arrival Could Push the Bank of England into Successive 50bp Rate Hikes

The arrival of Nadhim Zahawi at the Treasury could herald greater pay hikes for public sector workers, increasingly embedded inflation expectations and more forceful interest rate hikes from the Ba…

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06 July 2022 Oil Prices Can Fall Further: City Index

Gas prices might be surging but there is some relief in store for consumers as oil prices start to fall back. Analyst Fawad Razaqada of City Index writes further declines are possible.

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