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Currencies

Pound crashes 6% in Asia trade

Quickly recovered

clock 07 October 2016 • 1 min read

Economics

FTSE 100 closes near record high as sterling slides to lowest since 1985

Broke 7,000 this morning

clock 04 October 2016 • 3 min read

UK

Sterling falls as May announces Brexit trigger date

Hedge funds increase bets against pound

clock 03 October 2016 • 1 min read

UK

Are the benefits of a weak pound coming to an end?

"Brexit means Brexit," Prime Minister Theresa May said. But what does that mean? For equity income investors, I think it means four things, writes Miton's Eric Moore.

clock 16 September 2016 • 2 min read

Markets

Managers: How we are guarding against inflation risks

Fund managers are employing a number of strategies to guard against rising inflation, but argue better value can be found outside the UK index-linked market as demand soars.

clock 13 September 2016 • 3 min read

UK

Are the UK's overseas earners beginning to look expensive?

The UK faces increased economic uncertainty and potentially lower growth. Meanwhile, the weak pound may lead companies to raise prices to offset higher input costs, writes Tineke Frikkee, manager of the Smith & Williamson UK Equity Income fund.

clock 02 September 2016 • 2 min read

UK

Post-Brexit turmoil prompts record level of sterling shorts

Boosted by hedge funds

clock 30 August 2016 • 1 min read

Economics

Taper tantrum, Swiss franc peg, negative rates: Ten historic central bank moves

Which decisions rocked investors?

clock 05 August 2016 • 1 min read

Markets

Sterling set for biggest weekly gain since 2009 after BoE rate hold

Equity markets down in morning trading

clock 15 July 2016 • 1 min read

Economics

The bruising weight of post-Brexit uncertainty

'Worst kind of risk to price by markets'

clock 12 July 2016 • 3 min read
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