25 September 2020 Turkish Lira’s Troubles Ease after CBRT Rate Hike but Faces A Long Walk Out of the Dollar’s Woods 

The Lira rallied further on Friday after regulators relaxed restrictions on currency transactions following a surprise interest rate rise from the central bank, although analysts say the road towar…

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25 September 2020 "A Tax on Employers" - Economists say Sunak's Job Scheme Won't Stop Tide of Job Losses

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Winter Plan for the economy hasn't done enough to prevent a wave of Job losses over coming months say Economists, and is being branded a tax on employers by one economist w…

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25 September 2020 Government's Record Borrowing Spree Balloons £35.9BN in August

The government borrowed £35.9BN from financial markets in August as it continues to count the cost of staving off an economic meltdown due to the lockdown and restrictions it has introduced to try …

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24 September 2020 Lacklustre or Bold: Responses to Sunak's Winter Fiscal Support Package

The UK Treasury has today unveiled further fiscal stimulus and support initiatives aimed at cushioning the negative impact on businesses caused by the Government lockdowns and restrictions aimed at…

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23 September 2020 UK Economy Unlikely to Grow Over Next Six Months says BofAML

"We struggle to see how the economy can grow in 4Q," says a research note from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, citing "escalating lockdown measures, fading stimulus and Brexit risks".

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23 September 2020 UK Economic Rebound Slows in September, PMI Survey Shows Outlook Laden with Gloom

A survey of the UK economy covering the September period showed the rebound continues apace, even if it had slowed since August and was a little softer than market consensus had been expecting.

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21 September 2020 The Fed isn't Killing Treasury Volatility, it's Amplifying it

Contrary to what the Federal Reserve thinks, low US Treasury volatility is dangerously explosive says Althea Spinozzi, Fixed Income Specialist at Saxo Bank.

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