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Why the US debt ceiling really matters and what it means for inflation

“The US stock market is doing well, the benchmark US ten-year government bond yields are barely flickering, and the dollar is barely changed from a...

Thu, 11/05/2023 - 18:03

FTSE 100 buyback boom continues

“The debate over the rights and wrongs of the bumper profits made by HSBC and BP will run and run but from the narrow perspective...

Thu, 04/05/2023 - 10:29

Markets prepare themselves for new Bank of Japan governor’s first policy decision

“After two full terms, the eight-year Kuroda era is over and the Bank of Japan will make its first monetary policy decision under his successor...

Wed, 26/04/2023 - 08:24

EasyJet upgrades profit forecasts for second time in a row

“When they are bad, they are awful, but when they are good, they can be amazing and right now investors seem to be unsure as...

Thu, 20/04/2023 - 08:57

Netflix first-quarter results

  • Even though they have more than doubled from 2022’s lows, shares in Netflix are pretty much flat over the past year and still
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Thu, 13/04/2023 - 17:08

Netflix first-quarter results

  • Even though they have more than doubled from 2022’s lows, shares in Netflix are pretty much flat over the past year and still
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Thu, 13/04/2023 - 17:08

Have three years of share price sound and fury signified… nothing?

“It is three years since the first covid-inspired lockdown in the UK and it is still not entirely clear whether patterns of human behaviour will...

Tue, 28/03/2023 - 10:23

Why rate cuts, QE and inflation could be the ultimate endgame in the banking crisis

“Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have failed, First Republic Bank has suffered a run leading to liquidity support from other...

Thu, 23/03/2023 - 13:52

Six issues investors must consider after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse

“It was Ernest Hemingway who asked, ‘How do you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.’ Silicon Valley Bank’s share priced peaked in November 2021...

Wed, 15/03/2023 - 13:59

Fed’s Powell ruffles markets by failing to stick to the Goldilocks script

“The broad-based rally in stock and bond markets since the October lows rests largely upon their conviction that inflation will retreat, the global economy will...

Thu, 09/03/2023 - 10:52

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