How to beat a market hooked on QE
Jul 11, 2013 at 5:37 pm in Market Commentary by City Insider · Leave a Comment »
In the USA, the Fed doesn’t seem to be able to make its mind up. One minute it is causing wide-scale panic by hinting that stimulus is coming to an end. The next, it is rowing back with dovish statements and the suggestion that ultra-loose monetary policy will be with us for the foreseeable, sending markets into a joyous spin.
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Is Britain on the path to Recovery?
Aug 1, 2013 at 1:01 pm in Market Commentary by City Insider · Leave a Comment »
The second quarter numbers were the last official GDP numbers before the Bank of England publishes updated forecasts in its August Inflation Report. At a first glance, the upbeat data seems to weaken the need for more stimulus from the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee.