Federal Reserve holds rates

The Federal Reserve did not increase US interest rates last week, as expected. However, the committee also aligned its outlook with fixed income markets, indicating that it was likely not ...

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UK GDP Monthly Estimate

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) last week released its rolling three-month estimate for GDP. The November to January period saw the UK economy grow at 0.2%, the same as ...

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US Jobs Growth Flops

Global markets were dealt a blow last week as the US reported a weak non-farm payroll figure for February. The headline figure fell from an upwardly revised 311,000 in January ...

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China Stocks Surge

Chinese stocks rallied last week following encouraging developments in the US-China trade talks. It is expected that the two countries will reconcile their issues, leading to lower tariffs and restrictions, ...

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