More QE The Bank of England announced Thursday, 18th June 2020 more support by increasing QE – Quantitative Easing by injecting a further £100 billion into the UK economy. This increase brings the total to £745 billion. Bank policymakers voted 8-1 to increase the size of its bond-buying programme andRead More →
The Bank of England held rates at 0.1 per cent and offered no new stimulus measures in its asset purchase programme. Decline in consumer confidence Headline BoE announcement: 14% fall in UK GDP this year and unemployment at 8%. Biggest annual fall in GDP since 1706 The BoE said indicators ofRead More →
Market moving daily news roundup – events & news likely to move markets 19th August 2019 Company performance, economic and political events but especially market sentiment will always influence market movement, good or bad. Summary Economic news calendar 19th August 2019 main market moving scheduled events Japan – trade balance,Read More →
It’s a mad mad market when good news is bad and bad news is good If we are to believe that the global economy is weakening and slowing down, then why have stock markets rallied so dramatically this year, especially in the United States? We have a mad situation where,Read More →