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Market Update week ending 24 November 2023 – CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IMPROVING?
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IMPROVING? This week the outlook for the UK and the US rests in part on consumer confidence and how that might translate to spending which will ultimately…
MARKET UPDATE WEEK ENDING 20 OCTOBER 2023 – UK GILTS & US TREASURIES UNDER PRESSURE AGAIN AS OIL AND GOLD SOAR
UK GILTS & US TREASURIES UNDER PRESSURE AGAIN AS OIL AND GOLD SOAR This week neatly illustrates the problem facing the central banks. In the case of the Bank of…
Market Update week ending 15 September 2023 – GLOOMY ECONOMIC DATA POINTS TOWARDS CENTRAL BANKS ENDING RATE HIKES
GLOOMY ECONOMIC DATA POINTS TOWARDS CENTRAL BANKS ENDING RATE HIKES Last week there were strong signs that we may be entering the final phase of central banks’ battle against…
Interim Market Update 16 August 2023 – INCREASING IMPACT ON MARKETS FROM GOVERNMENT DEBT
INCREASING IMPACT ON MARKETS FROM GOVERNMENT DEBT As our readers are very well aware, we have been banging on about the dangers of the exceptional (and still increasing)…
Market Update week ending 4 August 2023 – FITCH DOWNGRADE OF USA LEAVES MARKETS UNCERTAIN
FITCH DOWNGRADE OF USA LEAVES MARKETS UNCERTAIN Finally, and as predicted by Private Office Asset Management Limited during the Spring of this year, this week we saw the US Debt…
Market Update week ending 28 July 2023
US FEDERAL RESERVE & ECB DELIVER EXPECTED RATE HIKES This week there were no particular surprises as the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) delivered rate hikes as they…
Market update 16 June 2023 – US FEDERAL RESERVE & EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK STICK TO THE SCRIPT
US FEDERAL RESERVE & EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK STICK TO THE SCRIPT Last week’s central bank interest rate decisions came in as expected. The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged – the…
DEVELOPED ECONOMIES CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH INFLATION – Market Update week ending 9 June 2023
DEVELOPED ECONOMIES CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH INFLATION This week we saw continued signs of divergence across the global economy as various regions battle inflation. The three most likely outcomes for…
Market Update week ending 2 June 2023 – US DEBT CEILING DEAL CAN’T HIDE GLOOMY OUTLOOK
US DEBT CEILING DEAL CAN’T HIDE GLOOMY OUTLOOK This week the biggest headline was about the deal to prevent the US government defaulting on its debts. When it came to…
END OF US BUDGET SQUABBLES IN SIGHT – Market Update Monday 22 May 2023
END OF US BUDGET SQUABBLES IN SIGHT An agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avoid the US defaulting on its debt could be struck on Capitol Hill this weekend….
Market Update week ending 12 May 2023- BANK OF ENGLAND RAISES RATES IN FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION
BANK OF ENGLAND RAISES RATES IN FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION Last week there was further evidence of the split emerging between the US Federal Reserve and central banks on this…
Market Update week ending 28 April 2023
CALL FOR WAGE RESTRAINT BADLY RECEIVED Last week Bank of England chief economist, Huw Pill, caused some controversy when he said that to break the inflationary spiral people in the…
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