Federal Reserve
Economics
US markets continued to edge higher on Wednesday, despite the Federal Reserve's latest minutes suggesting an interest rate hike may come sooner than expected.
21 August 2014
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Economics
Markets across Asia and the US climbed on Thursday, following a bout of soft economic data which saw retail sales in the US stall.
14 August 2014
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UK
US high yield bond funds and ETFs have seen record outflows this week, according to Lipper data, amid a spike in yields for the asset class in both the US and UK.
08 August 2014
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Bonds
Investors predicting historically-low interest rates will rise after the end of quantitative easing are misguided, M&G's fixed income desk have said.
01 August 2014
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Economics
The US Federal Reserve has maintained the gradual tapering of its QE programme after a meeting which suggests some members are pushing harder for a more hawkish monetary policy.
31 July 2014
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Investment
US GDP growth has risen more than expected in Q2, according to initial estimates, with the contraction in the first quarter less bad than had been feared.
30 July 2014
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Investment
The US Federal Reserve has said it will end its purchases of government bonds in October, bringing to a close the quantitative easing experiment.
10 July 2014
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