Shaun Richards is an independent economist who specialises in inflation measurement and monetary economics, Adviser to pension and investment funds. Bank of England watcher.
I have never been the greatest fan of high-frequency traders. They often state that they provide liquidity and stability to markets.
Last week, the Bank of Japan, Bank of Canada and European Central Bank all left interest rates unaltered.
Last week, US CPI rose to 2.3% in December, UK CPI for December fell to 1.3%, US retail sales increased by 0.3% in the month of December and UK retail
The first full week of trading in 2020 is likely to see choppy markets, principally because of uncertainty caused by escalating belligerent vitriol between the US and Iran.
A big week for interest rate announcements, with the Federal Reserve of the US, Bank of Japan, Swiss National Bank and Bank of England all delivering their respective decisions.
The most important week of the year for the financial markets is upon us. The Federal open market Committee of the US is due to announce its interest rate decision
Markets took their cue from the Federal Open Market Committee’s guidance from Wednesday evening onwards as Fed Chair Jerome Powell all but conceded that the Fed will cut US interest
US markets were little changed last week. US Consumer Prices again faltered, coming in at 2.0% Y/Y for May versus expectations of 2.1%. Headline US retail sales missed the mark
Bloomberg reports that hedge funds are accumulating large short positions in the CBOE Volatility Index or VIX at “rates not seen in at least 15 years!”
Britain rejected Venezuela’s request to withdraw $1.2bn in gold stored in the UK, according to reports. It was enough for the self-declared and US-backed ‘president’, Juan Guaido, to support the
