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
Ben Robson – The week of 20th-24th January 2020
Ben Robson – The week of 6th-10th January 2020
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.
Ben Robson – The week of 16th – 20th September 2019
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.
Ben Robson – The week of 29th July- 2nd August 2019
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
Ben Robson – The week of 24th-28th June 2019
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
Ben Robson – The week of 17th-21st June 2019
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
Ben Robson – The Week of 29th April- 3 rd May 2019
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!”
Bank of England Refused to Return $1.2bn in Gold to Venezuela
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
FCA crackdown on crypto firms: Two dozen firms are probed by City watchdog
Two dozen firms that deal with high-risk digital currencies such as Bitcoin are being probed by the City watchdog.
Carillion collapse the result of ‘recklessness, hubris and greed’, central banker labels UK economy ‘menopausal’, plus top news
MPs have labelled the ‘spectacular fall’ of collapsed contractor Carillion the result of “recklessness, hubris and greed”. A report by MPs into Carillion’s insolvency has recommended former directors be banned from serving
Bank of England Unveils a Blockchain Proof-of-Concept to Share Data
The Bank of England (BoE), Britain’s Central Bank, published a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) which analyzes the possibilities of allowing users to share data in a safe and secure network. The bank partnered with blockchain
