I am glad that I looked at things in an optimistic light yesterday because the news from the UK this morning heads towards the other end of the spectrum. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.8% ...

We're writing this note two days ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium, which we generally see as a neutral/dovish event risk ...

New Zealand’s central bank (RBNZ) cut its Official Cash Rate (OCR) as expected by 25 basis points (bps) to a three-year low of 3% today. The major surprise was the RBNZ’s monetary policy guidance that ...

Leaving aside the New Zealand dollar, which has been tagged for more than 1% after the dovish forward guidance following the central bank's well-telegraphed rate cut, and the Australian dollar, which ...

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UK inflation was undoubtedly hot in July, but as ever, the devil lies in the detail. Services inflation – the bit usually ...

The euro area annual inflation rate was 2.0% in July 2025, stable compared to June. A year earlier, the rate was 2.6%.

In September 2024’s release, UK House Price Index (UK HPI) estimates were revised from January 2022 onwards by making use of price data processed outside the UK HPI’s normal 12-month revision period.

If the Fed loses its independence then U.S. bond investors should don protective helmets. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) S&P Global reaffirmed its AA+ sovereign credit rating for the U.S. in ...

ECB's President Lagarde: Trade deals haven't eliminated uncertainty. Markets opened Wednesday with a sharp focus on the New ...

Markets opened Wednesday with a sharp focus on the New Zealand dollar, as the RBNZ delivered a dovish 25 bps rate cut, ...

The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 4.2% in the 12 months to July 2025, up from 4.1% in the 12 months to June. On a monthly basis, CPIH was little changed ...