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Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on December 22, 2015December 22, 2015
  • Financial Market Summaries

Interest Rates Markets finally witnessed the first rise in US interest rates for over 9 years with the US Federal Reserve increasing the ‘Fed Funds’ […]

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Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on December 7, 2015December 7, 2015
  • Financial Market Summaries

December is likely to be a crucial month for financial markets, setting market direction for the rest of this year and early 2016, as there is […]

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Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on November 25, 2015November 25, 2015
  • Financial Market Summaries

Fixed Income There is some evidence of giant investment funds quietly switching out of government bonds, perhaps the most overpriced assets on the planet. Nobody […]

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By Paul McCormickPosted on November 10, 2015November 10, 2015
  • Financial Market Summaries

Soaring US jobs growth in October and falling unemployment have strengthened the case for the US Federal Reserve to start raising interest rates next month. […]

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By Paul McCormickPosted on October 28, 2015October 29, 2015
  • Financial Market Summaries

Interest Rates US:Interest Rates could rise as soon as December, the Federal Reserve has said, as the central bank becomes less concerned over turmoil in […]

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By Paul McCormickPosted on October 13, 2015October 13, 2015
  • Financial Market Summaries

Interest Rates Doubts about the strength of the world economy have set back attempts to raise interest rates on both sides of the Atlantic as […]

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Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 29, 2015October 10, 2015
  • Financial Market Summaries

US Interest Rates Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen reiterated last week that the US central bank was still poised to fire the starting gun on […]

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By Paul McCormickPosted on September 15, 2015September 15, 2015
  • Financial Market Summaries

Interest Rates US: Markets are braced for more volatility with the Federal Reserve’s pivotal decision on whether to raise interest rates for the first time […]

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Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 2, 2015September 2, 2015
  • Financial Market Summaries

China The slowdown in China and the devaluing of its currency has led to chaos in financial markets with collapsing stock and commodity prices. China’s […]

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Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015
  • Financial Market Summaries

Foreign Exchange China shocked the markets last week by devaluing its currency against the US Dollar on 3 successive days. Unlike most currencies, the Chinese […]

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