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Summary Despite house prices being so obviously high, most people also seem to think that house prices only go up. House prices are simply unaffordable for most people under 30 unless they pair up with someone and buy as a couple. After the global financial crisis, banks were less k...
Summary The latest round of economic data (retail sales, CPI, PPI, jobless claims) are all signaling more Fed rate hikes are coming. A quiet week for the UK with the early part bringing PMIs from the services and manufacturing sectors and the latter BoE appearances. This week’...
Summary Services inflation is the bit of the CPI basket that the Bank of England cares most about right now, and January data saw a surprise dip. Headline CPI ticked lower to 10.1%, which was partly down to a near-4% fall in petrol/diesel prices across January. The Bank dropped a fi...
Summary Loosening Big Tech's labor stronghold may help level the global playing field. We believe many of our international holdings will be able to capitalize on dislocated labor markets. International investing offers the opportunity to access markets with technology innovators wh...
Summary Since the FOMC meeting, the US dollar has enjoyed one of the strongest bounces since it topped out in late September/early October. Market positioning was part of the pre-conditions that led to the surge. Ironically, good news on the economic performances may weigh on stocks and...
Summary The UK economy flatlined in the fourth quarter, though in truth it’s a quarter where the underlying picture was particularly noisy. Following a couple of months of distortion surrounding the Queen’s funeral last September, it’s hard to discern the true under...
Summary The Valentine’s Day inflation report is the main event of this week. Investors will pay close attention to Fed speak after the January inflation report. In the EU, central bank speak as ever remains key with President Lagarde on Wednesday the standout. GDP figures...
While the U.K. just staved off a technical recession , partly due to bumper sales at pubs during the World Cup in November and December, it's not out of the woods yet. Like many parts of the Europe, higher energy bills following Russia's invasion of Ukraine have weakened household spending (t...
Summary In their hunt for signs of 'inflation persistence', policymakers will be paying particular attention to the service sector. They will also want to see further changes in wage and price-setting behaviour in the Bank's own survey of businesses. One final 25 basis point rate hi...
Summary The UK labour market remained soft at the start of 2023, according to survey data compiled by S&P Global, with employment coming under pressure from weak demand for staff from employers. More encouragingly, the recruitment industry survey's gauge of employer-demand for staff...
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