24/11/2014- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Two events towards the end of last week helped many stock markets to round off the week on a strong note. The People’s Bank of China made an unexpected interest ...

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November 24, 2014

17/11/2014- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Last week’s highlight was the Bank of England’s quarterly Inflation Report. Governor Mark Carney said that financial markets were right to expect lower interest rates for a long time. The ...

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November 17, 2014

10/11/2014- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Economic data last week was skewed to the negative. Many purchasing managers’ indices in the manufacturing and services sectors fell, but remain above the 50 level which separates expansion from ...

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November 10, 2014

03/11/2014- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Financial markets continued to show signs of stabilisation last week, with stock markets posting another week of recovery. As expected, the US Federal Reserve marked the end of its quantitative ...

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November 4, 2014