Kames' McNeill: Central banks will revert to QE very quickly in the next downturn

Rising real interest rates a big risk

Tom Eckett
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John McNeill, head of rates at Kames Capital, has said the biggest "real danger" for markets is not central banks reducing their $20trn balance sheets, but rises in real interest rates.

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