The Fed should stay out of the fight for T-bills By Steven Kelly The Federal Reserve has started its rate-cutting cycle, and Wall Street’s consensus is that quantitative tightening will…
Hal Cook, senior investment analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The US election is upon us. The polls have swayed a fair bit over the year but have been pretty tight ever since…
Brics looks increasingly like a paper tiger By Herbert Poenisch The meeting in Kazan of the Brics-plus group from 22-24 October was a diplomatic and political success for President Vladimir…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’A subdued tone has hit trading as markets brace for further repercussions from the Middle East crisis. The FTSE 100 has…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 has lost its fizz in early trade, as fresh concerns about the trajectory for the global economy kick…
Brics considering petroyuan in next de-dollarisation attempt By Herbert Poenisch Unlike the Brics summit in Johannesburg in 2023, which was waved off by western observers as no real threat to…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Markets are in ‘wait and see’ mood amid high anticipation of the crunch interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve this…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Markets from Wall Street to Asia eased back last night, after London’s close, as investors took profits after a winning streak. All…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK markets have opened higher after a mixed session across the pond. Investors continued to shy away from tech stocks, as nerves…
Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The UK market has shrugged off more upbeat trading in Asia to open down at the open. This partly reflects a lack of…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Futures markets were indicating a gently firmer start to the day’s trading and indeed, so far, the FTSE has added around 0.2%…
. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’With inflation largely keeping in step with central bank forecasts, policymakers are continuing to dance to the same ‘wait-and-see’ tune,…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Yesterday was all about markets fretting that the Fed would not cut rates anytime soon. Today they are back to believing that…
Market report: Wary mood spreads on geo-political risk and high interest rates while shoppers trade down from Nestle Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’A wary mood…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Relief that the UK economy has returned to growth combined with expectations that central banks will hold off from fresh rate…
Market report: Rally takes a breath, energy costs stay elevated, Birkenstock buckles up for listing Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The surge of optimism, fuelled by hopes…
ECB rate rise intensifies dilemmas over Europe’s direction By David Marsh and Taylor Pearce The European Central Bank’s controversial 14 September decision to go ahead with further interest rate tightening…
Market Report: UK consumer confidence rises as markets await Fed Chair speech Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK consumers are feeling brighter, suggests a survey from research…
HIGHLIGHTS May 9 2023 Global Markets The Fed’s Q1 2023 Senior Loan Officer Survey showed further tightening in lending standards and weaker demand for loans but did not come as a surprise…
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown ‘’Worries are firing in from all fronts following the latest robust snapshot on the US labour market. Investors are simultaneously fretting…
Fed must reassess strategy ahead of September’s FOMC meeting Thursday 2 September 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.35.3 Commentary: Fed should be buying equity, not bonds By Tamim Bayoumi in Washington Chair…
The Fed’s dangerous experiment, China’s global financial footprint, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIF Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world21-25 June 2021, Vol.12 Ed.25 Most-Read Commentary The Fed’s dangerous…
US payments infrastructure perpetuates financial exclusion, Steps towards an effective economic recovery Monday 15 February 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.7.1 Commentary: US payments infrastructure perpetuates financial exclusion By Pierre Ortlieb and…
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, 2 May, 2019) HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: As expected, the Fed left the target range for the…
Darrell Delamaide on Fed policy clash, Denis MacShane on a new European green bank, and more OMFIF update – 1-5April 2019 Vol.101 Ed.14 COMMENTARY Clash over Fed policy escalates The…