Sterling
23 May 2012
April UK retail sales have come in well below forecast as Bank of England minutes have revealed many MPC members are considering voting for further quantitative easing.
04 May 2012
Our most read stories of the week featured a look at how sterling's rise is affecting the UK, the FSA's latest action over Arch cru, and Hugh Hendry and Albert Edwards warning on two imminent crises.
27 April 2012
RBS has revised its Bank of England forecasts, scrapping its prediction of further QE and forecasting an initial hike in UK interest rates in the second quarter of next year.
24 April 2012
HSBC’s global research team has suggested US economic data is in ‘Death Valley’: not weak enough to guarantee more quantitative easing but not strong enough to be self-sustaining.
23 April 2012
Wall Street fell on the opening bell, building on losses seen in European markets today as macro fears dampened sentiment.
24 February 2012
Walker Crips managers Jan Luthman and Steve Bailey have increased their exposure to companies operating in emerging markets in anticipation of further falls in sterling.
12 January 2012
The pound has fallen to a three-month low against the dollar ahead of a Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee meeting today, the first of 2012.
06 October 2011
Sterling and gilt yields have dived following the surprise announcement by the Bank of England it is increasing its quantitative easing programme by £75bn.
13 September 2011
Inflation climbed marginally in August as expected, driven up by higher utility bills.
15 June 2011
JP Morgan has launched a sterling hedged share class for its Diversified Commodities fund run by it alternatives arm, Highbridge Capital Management.
01 June 2011
Sterling tumbled a cent against the dollar earlier today on surprise news Britain's manufacturing sector grew at its slowest rate for two years in May, sparking fresh fears about the economic recovery.
24 May 2011
Sterling has recovered from a seven-week low, moving higher against the dollar after it fell on Moody’s threat to downgrade a raft of UK banks.
17 May 2011
Inflation rose to its highest level since September 2008 last month, reversing the previous month's retreat and breaking sterling's five-day decline against the dollar.
11 May 2011
Sterling jumped across the board after the Bank of England's latest report said inflation is likely to remain above target for longer, fuelling expectations the MPC will act sooner to tackle price rises.
10 May 2011
Speculation the Bank of England will lower its economic growth forecasts has caused the pound to slump in afternoon trading.
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