Federal Reserve

December rate hike still on the cards

Dependent on employment and inflation

Rate hikes are off the table until 2017

New fund launches to come

Richard Jeffrey, chief investment officer at Cazenove Capital, argues that UK and US policymakers should have tightened monetary policies sooner rather than later.

Rate rise this year still possible

Meera Hearnden, senior investment manager at Parmenion Capital Partners, argues the pace of interest rate increases could negatively impact the US

Disappointing employment numbers

Mark Barnett, head of UK equities at Invesco Perpetual and manager of the Edinburgh investment trust, analyses the growing pressures on listed companies from a number of sources.

Financial risks to holding rates