29/09/2014- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Last week saw limited economic data releases, but on balance the tone was slightly negative. UK public sector borrowing rose by 6.2% year-on-year over the period April to August; Eurozone ...

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September 29, 2014

22/09/2014- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Economic data last week was somewhat overshadowed by central bank-related activity. The European Central Bank experienced weak demand for its first offer of cheap 4-year loans; banks borrowed €82.6bn from ...

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September 22, 2014

15/09/2014- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Economic data last week was largely on the negative side. Weak Chinese data points raised the prospect that the country’s third-quarter GDP growth might miss the government target of 7.5% ...

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September 15, 2014

08/09/2014- Last week’s market, economic & investment data

The main event last week was a somewhat unexpected announcement from the European Central Bank on Thursday. The ECB cut its main interest rate from 0.15% to 0.05%; cut its ...

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September 8, 2014