MPC member Tenreyro pushes back on early rate rise
14th Oct 2021 12:31
(Sharecast News) - One of the Bank of England's policy setters has warned against raising interest rates in response to short-lived inflationary pressures, arguing it could be "self-defeating".
Read moreBoE's Bailey, Saunders express concern over rising inflation
11th Oct 2021 10:48
(Sharecast News) - The head of the Bank of England called for further investment in infrastructure in the UK and said Bank was going to have a very "challenging job" on its hands when it came to dealing with inflation.
Read moreBoA reiterates negative stance on European stocks, but stays overweight banks and airlines
8th Oct 2021 10:22
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Bank of America reiterated their negative view on European equities, telling clients that macro uncertainty was on the rise and economic growth momentum set to weaken, but stayed 'overweight' on lenders' and airline shares.
Read moreBarclays lists Lloyds among its preferred names
8th Oct 2021 09:23
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Barclays believe that UK banks are among those poised to outperform, alongside lenders in France, Netherlands, Austria and the Nordics, with Lloyds being one of their preferred names in the space thanks to its high profitability.
Read more10-year Gilts hit 1.0% for first time since March 2020
28th Sep 2021 16:07
(Sharecast News) - Yields on longer-term UK government debt hit their highest level since March 2020 on Tuesday, amid signals from some central banks that they were ready to begin weaning their economies off emergency stimulus programmes.
Read moreLloyds Bank to lose two senior non-executives
23rd Sep 2021 10:21
(Sharecast News) - Lloyds Banking Group has announced the departure of two senior non-executive directors.
Read moreLloyds Bank to lose two senior non-executives
23rd Sep 2021 10:21
(Sharecast News) - Lloyds Banking Group has announced the departure of two senior non-executive directors.
Read moreCovid-19 concerns clouding the outlook for stocks, BoA survey says
17th Aug 2021 12:44
(Sharecast News) - A majority of global investors continue to expect the rally in European equities to continue in 2022, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.
Read moreFriday broker round-up
30th Jul 2021 12:50
(Sharecast News) - Royal Dutch Shell: Berenberg keeps at'buy' but raises target price from 1,570.0p to 1,720.0p.
Read moreLloyds Bank resumes dividend, swings to H1 profit
29th Jul 2021 07:01
(Sharecast News) - Lloyds Bank swung to an interim profit and reinstated its dividend on Thursday after a large impairment credit, driven by an improved UK economic outlook and soaring housing market.
Read moreBoE's Vlieghe pushes back on calls for slowing monetary stimulus
26th Jul 2021 14:25
(Sharecast News) - A top Bank of England official pushed back on calls for the monetary authority to dial back on stimulus, arguing that inflationary pressures in the UK were transitory, while the pandemic remained a threat.
Read moreWeek ahead: Fed decision, US and euro area GDP in focus
23rd Jul 2021 13:24
(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus over the coming week will be squarely on the US central bank's policy decision on Wednesday.
Read moreBarclays on outlook for Treasury yields
22nd Jul 2021 14:44
(Sharecast News) - Economists at Barclays Research think longer-term US Treasury note yields will head back higher in the back half of 2021, although they also thought that financial markets were right in judging inflationary risks to be 'transitory'.
Read moreBoE's Haskel warns against preemptive tightening of monetary policy
19th Jul 2021 13:36
(Sharecast News) - One of the Bank of England's top officials argued against reducing monetary stimulus for the economy.
Read moreBoA revises 2021 UK CPI forecast higher, but says higher inflation 'transitory'
14th Jul 2021 10:26
(Sharecast News) - Economists at Bank of America revised their forecast for UK inflation in 2021 upwards following a stronger-than-expected print on June consumer prices.
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