Overview: Equities remain under pressures. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index lower today, though Chinese and Australian shares were firmer. It is the second consecutive week the benchmark has fallen. European equities are firmer, but not enough to offset the losses earlier this week and are set to snap a five-week advance. US shares are firmer, and the S&P 500 needs to gain about 0.5% today or record a back-to-back weekly decline. Core bond yields are a little firmer today paring this week's decline.
Dovish comments by a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy