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UK inflation steady at 2.2% leaves door open for rate cuts
UK inflation hovered just above the Bank of England’s 2% target in August, signalling an interest rate cut to come later in 2024.
September 18, 2024
Global Economy
Rate cuts unlikely this year: Moomoo Singapore
US tech names are technically overdue for a correction, and recent weaknesses were “more of a retracement”.
May 29, 2024
Global Economy
The next inflationary surge
Given the complex circumstances, traditional inflation targeting may fall short
February 05, 2024
US Economy
Fed keeps rates steady while Powell says March cut unlikely
The S&P 500 fell 1.6%, the most since September
February 01, 2024
Global Economy
The world needs a humble approach to central banking
Central banks cannot solve all that ails our economies
December 20, 2023
US stocks
Wall Street traders go all-in on Great Monetary Pivot of 2024
Virtually no corner of financial markets was left out of a cross-asset advance
December 14, 2023
US Economy
Fed signal for rate pause takes pressure off hot jobs report
The FOMC has raised rates by 5 percentage points in the past 14 months to curb inflation running more than double their 2% target.
June 01, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank fallout
SVB's collapse shows the world's favourite safe asset isn't risk-free
Uncle Sam has always been seen to be good for the cash
March 30, 2023
Global Markets
This market is a teenager who needs to be grounded
Like a parent disciplining a difficult child, it knows what it has to do, even though it may not relish doing it.
October 13, 2022
US stocks
Buy dips 'very selectively', remain diversified and buy gradually over coming months amid sharp drop in US stocks: OCBC
US stocks saw their worst day in over two years on Sept 13.
September 14, 2022