Market Trends US Markets give a 70% probability to a 0.25% interest rate (‘Fed Funds’) rise at the December Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting. […]

  Deutsche Bank has dominated the headlines over the past week or so with fears it would be unable to meet the $14 billion fine […]

September Market Events  Big 3 central banks meet and US candidates face off before possible oil output deal August was marked by tight ranges and […]

Equities The current combination of the US stock markets at record highs and expectations of volatility languishing near the lowest in a couple of years is […]

Stock markets around the world are hitting record highs. The global economy appears to have stabilised. Inflation is subdued, and there is still some growth […]

Equities UK FTSE 100 is up 2.6% since my last update and is significantly higher than pre Brexit levels. Why is this? A increasing belief […]

The problem with writing anything about the markets and Brexit is 48 hours later it can look out-of-date but here it goes. UK:Bank of England […]

Interest Rates With the US being the largest economy in the world, US interest rate rises have implications for both global and domestic financial markets. The […]

Interest Rates US interest rates are set by the US Federal Reserve and specifically the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) chaired by Head of the Federal […]

Global Economy UK: Weak Q1 GDP likely linked to ‘Brexit’ uncertainty with the UK going to the polls on June 23rd. The Bank of England […]