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Bund yields decline again, just as the ECB needs to build credibility in its new efforts. But as struggles with the vaccination rollout and high infection rates sour general sentiment in the EU, the part played by ECB buying is hard to untangle. The curve feels supply pressure, bu...

The ECB announced a step-up in purchases. But its target remains as fuzzy as before, and higher purchase volumes come with an expiry date. The disagreements within the governing council may raise the bar on future interventions. Near term, yesterday may prove bullish for bonds, bu...

We have recently broadened our tactical pro-cyclical stance, including an overweight call on UK equities and upgrading European equities to neutral. Nominal yields have risen over the past year - initially driven by higher inflation expectations but more recently by a jump in real yie...

Global economic growth led by the US as PMI rises to highest in six-and-a-half years. COVID-19 restrictions limit service sector growth in Europe and Japan. Solid growth continued to be recorded in Australia and Russia, albeit with rates of expansion capped in particular by weaken...

With the advent of a series of successful vaccines, global markets can almost afford to be oblivious to virus headlines and instead focus on the medium term when economies have reopened. But, against this backdrop, a big question for investors must be: how quickly can populations be vacci...

The eurozone economy will continue to be dominated by the coronavirus, much as in 2020. Optimism prevails for the latter part of the year though as vaccinations are expected to boost economic recovery. Don’t expect the ECB to remove support quickly though. For further...

Bank of England instructs lenders to prepare for potential below-zero rates. Markets react to U.S. fiscal stimulus prospects, January jobs report. Is the U.S. in another housing bubble? For further details see: Are Negative Interest Rates Coming To The U.K.?

The global economy is likely to rebound strongly in 2021, with potentially the strongest global GDP growth in more than a decade. The vaccine rollout will allow us to reopen economies in the course of this year, which bodes very well for growth, particularly in the second half of the ...

Things aren’t getting better globally in terms of controlling the virus. Recent economic data has shown signs of the damage being wrought by the rise in COVID-19 infections. I expect markets to continue to move in expectations of a robust recovery later in 2021 when vaccine...

The new Covid outbreak, social restrictions, business closures, and lockdowns render most of the upcoming data mostly irrelevant. Market measures of US inflation expectations have risen, and the Democratic Party securing the Senate (50/50 but the Vice President breaks ties) has booste...