Markets
Economics
Chairman Ben Bernanke tried to reassure markets the Federal Reserve would not step away from supporting a weak economy in his testimony to US Congress yesterday.
18 July 2013
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US
Neptune's Felix Wintle has been rotating his portfolio into domestically-focused US equities as he predicts names linked to the consumer will power the economic recovery.
17 July 2013
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Economics
The pound has slid sharply over the last few weeks versus a basket of currencies, while the US dollar has continued its 2013 resurgence, but where are the screaming buys in currency markets now?
17 July 2013
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Economics
Sterling and gilt yields have jumped this morning after the latest Monetary Policy Committee minutes revealed Mark Carney and all other MPC members voted against more QE in July.
17 July 2013
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Economics
A member of the Monetary Policy Committee told the Treasury today that "all of the discussions" at the Bank of England are about extending the quantitative easing programme rather than slowing it down.
16 July 2013
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Wealth managers
Investors in the failed Arch cru fund range have received a further return of £17.6m of their capital as the directors now at the helm wind down the company.
16 July 2013
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Economics
UK CPI inflation rose from 2.7% to 2.9% in June, with the largest upward contributions coming from petrol, clothing and footwear.
16 July 2013
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