Synopsis of the week In total the ECB have purchased over €1 trillion of debt as they have remained firm in their efforts to stimulate the EU through Quantitative Easing. They currently have a mandate to purchase €80 billion of debt a month. ECB President Mario Draghi has not used this latest meeting to extend the current scheme beyond March…
Alastair chats with Share Radio’s Ed Bowsher to examine this weeks news shaping the global economy and investor sentiment. They discuss The European Central Bank (ECB) leaving interest rates unchanged, how the decision comes as the Eurozone is gripped by stilted growth and weak inflation following the Brexit decision. And how despite this shakiness, Mario Draghi and fellow central bankers have resisted pumping…
Glencore’s profits hit new lows, so how should investors interpret this data release? Our Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig gives his view. Click here to watch the 4 minute interview.
Alastair was talking ahead of the UK markets open with Bloomberg’s Markus Karlsson. They discussed the imminent release of European PMI data, the health of equity markets and current thinking on the Fed’s interest rate decisions. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Synopsis of the week Worries over the UK’s decision to leave the EU following the Brexit vote have not fully been reflected in the economic data releases. Inflation figures released around the world are still poor and well below the standard 2% target most central banks have set. However in the short term they are not getting worse and in…
