When analysing the outlook for equities, it can be useful to consider the assumptions financial markets appear to be pricing in. Historically we have found that opportunities and risks are most present when the market is pricing in bearish or bullish outcomes respectively that probabilistically are
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) announced on Monday it will keep its one-year loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged at 3.45%. Additionally, the bank's five-year loan prime rate remained at 3.95%,
A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
Australian mortgage holders should not be banking on interest rate relief following surprisingly strong quarterly inflation data. The March quarter consumer price index revealed lingering price pressures, especially for services such as education, health, rents and insurance, slimming the chance of interest rate cuts any time soon. Fewer or no cuts in 2024 will delay […]
Britain’s FTSE 100 index reached a record high of 8,076 points early on Tuesday April 23 as hopes grew of cuts in the interest rate. This overtook the previous day’s 8,023 and outstripped February 20023’s record 8,0476 points. The City was counting on two interest rate reductions this year, with the first announced in August after […]
The average price of rent in Toronto has declined for the third month in a row, according to a recent report by rentals.ca. According to the April report, the average asking price for a Toronto rental apartment decreased in April and is now down 0.7 per cent month-over-month to an average $2,782. The slowdown began in Oct. 2023 – the first time that the Toronto rental market lowered in cost since August 2021. However, Toronto remains among one of the most expensive cities in Canada to...
While increased interest rates are improving the returns on high-yield savings accounts, that may not be an effective place to park your money for the long term.
Ever since mortgage interest rates jumped in 2022, some Californians have had a strategy: Buy now and, once rates drop, refinance to save hundreds of dollars each month. The idea — pushed by some real estate agents — was supposed to be a trade-off. The buyer could pick up a home in a slower market, and though interest costs would be high, they wouldn’t stay that way. The strategy may still work, but so far, high borrowing costs are here to stay. In recent weeks, rates have climbed higher,...
Federal Reserve policymakers have been obsessed with when they may safely lower interest rates to avoid a recession without impeding the path to 2% inflation.
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The path for the Bank of England to cut interest rate cuts looks increasingly uncertain, particularly as the US Federal Reserve looks set to wait a while longer before loosening policy.