Category: UK Data

White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, April 11

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: COMPREHENSIVE TRIP GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2023 – SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023 Tuesday, April 11, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the […]

BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Recession Concerns Lowest Since June 2022

— Big Jump in Emerging Market Equity Holdings By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors polled in February were decidedly less fearful of recession and more upbeat about world growth, but were taking a wait-and-see attitude towards inflation, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. More […]

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Face Vote of Confidence Monday

–PM needs the support of 180 party lawmakers to remain in office By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – Embattled UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a snap vote of confidence in the UK parliament Monday evening, putting his controversial premiership at risk. The announcement came after at least 54 members – or 15% — of […]

UK Chancellor Pledges Energy Support With UK Gov’t Under Further Pressure

— Two Top Downing Street Officials Resign; Northern Irish Executive Under Threat over Brexit LONDON (MaceNews) – UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a package of measures to reduce the sting of rising energy bills, marking a rare public appearance while the government struggles to counter allegations that civil servants held multiple parties […]

Bank of England Likely to Hold Fire at Dec MPC Meeting

–Omicron Variant Set to Delay Rate Hike Widely Expected Before Year End–Sharp Rise in November Inflation Could Provide Spirited Discussion LONDON (MaceNews) – The Bank of England is likely to keep rates on hold at Wednesday’s final rate-setting meeting of the year, with the U.K. returning to partial Covid restrictions as the Omicrom variant sweeps […]

Bank of England Avoids Discussion of QE Exit Strategy at Latest Policy Meeting

By Laurie Laird — Sees rise in inflation as “transitory’ LONDON (MaceNews) – The Bank of England Thursday delayed any discussion of removing monetary stimulus at its latest policy meeting, characterising the recent rise in inflation as “transitory.” “Most” MPC members agreed that “sufficient conditions for any future tightening were not met … Policy should […]

IMF’S WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: WORLD GROWTH REVISED +0.3 TO 5.5%

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The International Monetary Fund’s January update to its World Economic Outlook Tuesday saw world growth revised up 0.3 to 5.5%, fueled by a vaccine-propelled recovery. Last year’s performance benefited from a stronger than previously seen second half and it was revised up 0.9 to a contraction of 3.5%. U.S. growth was revised […]

BOE RATE SETTER: UK CONTRACTION EXAGGERATED BY STATISTICAL ANOMALIES

— MPC Member Broadbent suggests inflation has fallen by less than feared By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The UK economic contraction may have been exaggerated by the statistical measurement of public services, according to a Bank of England official, who also downplayed sustained below-target inflation in Britain.  “Part of the drop in GDP reflects an […]

BOE OFFICIAL MAKES FORCEFUL CASE FOR NEGATIVE UK INTEREST RATES

—Tenreyro Sees Diminishing Benefit of QE as UK Output Contracts Sharply By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – A top Bank of England rate setter forcefully endorsed the case for sub-zero interest rates, raising questions over the continued benefits of quantitative easing with UK output in the midst of another severe contraction. “My overall assessment is […]