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Taking centre stage this week was the release of the minutes from the latest US Federal Reserve meeting.
Ear to the Ground

For those who enjoy a biscuit with their cuppa they may be wise to stock up now. McVitie’s became the latest company to warn customers that the price of their products could rise…
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Central banks took centre stage this week. First up we had the US Federal Reserve. At their meeting they confirmed that they are doubling the pace of tapering to $30bn a month which…
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This week saw the release of US inflation, with the annual rate hitting 6.8% in November, the highest reading since June 1982. This marked the 9th consecutive month that inflation has been above 2%…
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It seemed rather fitting to start with a definition this week of what transitory actually means…
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Equity markets are ending the week on a weaker note, with the FTSE 100 down over 2.5%…
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Inflation was again in the limelight this week,this time in the UK. Tuesday saw the release…
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This week saw the first release of UK GDP for the 3rd quarter. This rose 1.3% on the quarter…
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This week the central banks again took centre stage. Unfortunately the ‘unreliable boyfriend’…
