Bank of England (BoE)

We all know that the forex and stock markets are related, so it's of course a good idea for forex traders to keep an eye on what equities are doing. But there are a couple of circumstances that are coinciding this quarter that make this…
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The BOE is in a very difficult situation, which makes the outlook for monetary policy in the UK harder to predict. It is facing both the problems of the EU and of the US combined. Recently, this has led to a split in the vote in the MPC, as…
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Stocks are down substantially this year, even including indices which had a bit of a rally through the last month or so. There has been a split in trend, which is worthy of note. The DJIA moved higher, while the Nasdaq remained relatively…
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The consensus among economists is that the ECB will hike by another 50bps. But there is this unusual situation where the ECB has its rate decision right after the Fed (and members will be meeting at the same time as the BOE). As the US is…
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The BOE meets on Thursday, where its broadly expected to hike rates by another 50bps, and signal that further hikes might be necessary. Here's why, and how the market might react: Economic data hasn't been as bad as expected The BOE and…
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PM Sunak is facing increasing challenges as the country wraps up the year. Strikes have been going on for months in different sectors, but they are getting particularly intense of late, as workers struggle with higher cost of living. But,…
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Central banks are the ones who print money in an economy. So, they can't run out of money, right? They just print more. If only central banking were that simple. So, this is a little excursion into an obscure part of quantitative easing…
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The AUDUSD has been trending higher for about a month at this point, but a substantial amount of that could be attributed to events outside of Australia. The latest data releases give reasons to expect a stronger Aussie, but the actions…
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This week, Cable traders will have a lot to look at. Of course the big event later in the week is the long anticipated Autumn Budget that is expected to be released on Thursday.  It's not expected to be such a controversial affair this time…
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