Capital Daily Falls in yields and equities may have further to run Despite a better day for financial markets yesterday, confidence among investors still seems fragile. Although we do not expect markets to remain quite so choppy, we think some of the key trends of... 17th March 2023 · 7 mins read
UK Economics Weekly Banking situation appears to be stabilising, but risks remain Even if policymakers are successful at putting a firewall around the recent problems in the global banking system, some damage to the UK economy may already have been done. And while we think... 17th March 2023 · 10 mins read
Europe Economics Weekly Banking turmoil clouds ECB rate outlook It is to soon to conclude that euro-zone banks will escape liquidity issues on the back of troubles at US regional banks and Credit Suisse. But there are some reasons for cautious optimism. With that... 17th March 2023 · 6 mins read
Global Markets Update Taking stock of market moves amid the turmoil While the backdrop has shifted dramatically, we still think there’s a strong case for our existing forecasts of a further rally in long-dated bonds by the end of the year, and some near-term strength... 17th March 2023 · 6 mins read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Final HICP (February) The strength of wage growth and core inflation will reinforce ECB policymakers’ conviction that, provided the region’s banks don’t come under further sustained pressure, their tightening cycle is not... 17th March 2023 · 2 mins read
Nordic & Swiss Central Bank Watch Norges Bank to continue tightening We don’t think the collapse of SVB, problems at Credit Suisse and volatility in markets will deter the Norges Bank from raising its policy rate by 25bp next week, to 3.0%. If anything, the risks are... 17th March 2023 · 5 mins read
Global Markets Update Banking stress raises another dilemma for central banks We are resending this Stress Monitor to include clients of our Global Economics Service. The ghosts of 2008 have made a sudden reappearance. Many metrics of core market functioning have worsened... 16th March 2023 · 9 mins read
Capital Daily ECB carefully stays the course The ECB successfully pulled off a particularly tricky tightrope walk today, maintaining its commitment to price stability without prompting more volatility in bank stocks or other markets. That said... 16th March 2023 · 6 mins read
Europe Economics Update ECB prioritising inflation fight Investors have taken today’s 50bp rate hike by the ECB as dovish, and the peak deposit rate now priced into markets is between 3% and 3.25%. We think the risks are skewed towards rates going higher... 16th March 2023 · 4 mins read
BoE Watch 25bps hike, if banking situation doesn’t escalate The concerns over the health of the global banking system and the easing in domestic inflationary pressures mean it is almost 50:50 between the Monetary Policy Committee pausing/ending its series of... 16th March 2023 · 8 mins read
Event UK Drop-In: The Bank of England’s March interest rate decision 23rd March 2023, 3:00PM GMT How will the Bank of England play its March rate decision following recent turmoil in the US and European banking sectors?
