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Goldilocks – fact or fiction?

Over the past 18 months, the term ‘Goldilocks’ has increasingly been used to describe the global economic climate – neither too ‘hot’ to cause rampant inflation, nor too ‘cold’ to fall into recession.

Tags: central banking, economics, global, monetary policy, multi asset, North America, UK
The US and Europe: a corporate profits paradox

US companies had an excellent beginning to 2018, as shown by their strong first-quarter corporate profits. European businesses, on the other hand, had a less auspicious start, a fact also reflected in their earnings reports. 

Tags: economics, equities, Europe, hedge funds, North America
Week in review: Markle sparkles

Seems the cash registers are already ringing in the UK this week. According to consulting firm Brand Finance, Saturday’s royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will boost the UK economy by around £1.05 billion.

Tags: Asia, equities, Europe, fixed income, global, North America, US
Week in Review: Spring in step

Equity investors enjoyed the spring sunshine this week. The S&P 500 was up 1.4% by Thursday’s close. The FTSE 100 and the FTSE World Europe ex UK indices gained 1.0% and 1.2%, respectively.

Tags: commodities, equities, Europe, geopolitics, global, North America, political risk, UK
Don't get carried away about US Treasuries

The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January meeting helped push the yield on the 10-year US Treasury to just shy of 3%.

Tags: central banking, fixed income, global, monetary policy, North America, US

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