Our latest macroeconomic insights Global Markets Update Should we expect another "conundrum" in the bond market? The 10-year Treasury yield rose by only a small amount during the Fed’s last major tightening cycle. But this “conundrum” was largely the result of a collapse in the term premium (TP) from a level... 18th June 2014 · 1 min read Global Economics Update Iraq crisis tops a long list of geopolitical risks There are good reasons to be relaxed about the global economic fall-out from the latest crisis in Iraq, including the possibility that it might actually lead to an improvement in relations between the... 16th June 2014 · 1 min read Global Economics Update Low market volatility is raising long-term risks The low levels of volatility in financial markets reflect a high degree of confidence in the ability of the authorities to prevent crises and respond to shocks, expectations that any policy changes... 10th June 2014 · 1 min read Global Economics Focus Can macro-prudential policies prevent bubbles? If policy-makers hope that macro-prudential measures alone will prevent asset price bubbles from occurring, they may well be disappointed. In principle, these regulations should be able to dampen... 6th June 2014 · 1 min read Pagination Previous … Page 370 Page 371 Page 372 Page 373 Current page 374 Page 375 Page 376 Page 377 Page 378 … Next
Global Markets Update Should we expect another "conundrum" in the bond market? The 10-year Treasury yield rose by only a small amount during the Fed’s last major tightening cycle. But this “conundrum” was largely the result of a collapse in the term premium (TP) from a level... 18th June 2014 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Iraq crisis tops a long list of geopolitical risks There are good reasons to be relaxed about the global economic fall-out from the latest crisis in Iraq, including the possibility that it might actually lead to an improvement in relations between the... 16th June 2014 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Low market volatility is raising long-term risks The low levels of volatility in financial markets reflect a high degree of confidence in the ability of the authorities to prevent crises and respond to shocks, expectations that any policy changes... 10th June 2014 · 1 min read
Global Economics Focus Can macro-prudential policies prevent bubbles? If policy-makers hope that macro-prudential measures alone will prevent asset price bubbles from occurring, they may well be disappointed. In principle, these regulations should be able to dampen... 6th June 2014 · 1 min read
