Ranked #1
UP 276: Central banks are doing their own thing
UP 276: Central banks are doing their own thing
Over the last couple of days, we’ve seen key interest rates hiked in the Eurozone, left on hold in the U.S. and cut in C... Read more
15 Jun 2023
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39mins
Ranked #2
UP 275: Is central bank policy working?
UP 275: Is central bank policy working?
Taken together with the latest raft of central bank announcements, the recent deluge of real economy and inflation updat... Read more
4 May 2023
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37mins
Ranked #3
UP 274:Central bank round-up: Inflation worries usurp banking woes
UP 274:Central bank round-up: Inflation worries usurp banking woes
Recent interest rate hikes by several major central banks clearly underline the determination of the monetary authoritie... Read more
4 May 2023
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35mins
Ranked #4
UP 273: Markets still don’t believe the central banks
UP 273: Markets still don’t believe the central banks
Despite some generally hawkish central bank statements this week, financial markets apparently remain convinced that off... Read more
2 Feb 2023
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14mins
Ranked #5
UP 272: The economic outlook remains highly uncertain
UP 272: The economic outlook remains highly uncertain
Market reaction to this month’s data underscores just how uncertain investors are about the global economic outlook. And... Read more
25 Jan 2023
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20mins
Ranked #6
UP 271: U.S. eyes September payrolls as the UK digests economic policy chaos
UP 271: U.S. eyes September payrolls as the UK digests economic policy chaos
Friday’s U.S. employment report dominates this week’s economic data calendar but it’s been the disastrous U-turn in UK g... Read more
4 Oct 2022
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21mins
Ranked #7
UP 270: Central bank round-up: What they did and what it means
UP 270: Central bank round-up: What they did and what it means
Supported by aggressive rhetoric, this week’s raft of official interest rate hikes means that many central banks are sti... Read more
22 Sep 2022
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26mins
Ranked #8
UP 269: The energy price shock is forcing a fiscal response
UP 269: The energy price shock is forcing a fiscal response
The impact of surging energy prices on monetary policy has been apparent for some while now but as the cost-of-living cr... Read more
6 Sep 2022
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46mins
Ranked #9
UP 268: Recession won’t stop rates rising
UP 268: Recession won’t stop rates rising
If there was one overriding message from last week’s Jackson Hole symposium it was that central banks have had enough of... Read more
30 Aug 2022
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17mins
Ranked #10
UP 267: Whatever happened to forward guidance?
UP 267: Whatever happened to forward guidance?
In recent weeks a number of central banks have modified, or even completely jettisoned, their forward guidance on intere... Read more
10 Aug 2022
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44mins