Economics & Markets

Thuesday’s Master Investor Market Report featuring RBS, Shire, Kenmare Resources and Optare

Thuesday’s Master Investor Market Report featuring RBS, Shire, Kenmare Resources and Optare

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The Eurozone exited deflation in April after four months of negative price movement, with Eurostat saying that despite continuing cuts in energy costs, inflation rose to 0% for the month. March unemployment data for the Euro area were also published and showed that seasonally adjusted jobless rates were steady at 11.3%. Jonathan Loynes, Chief European…

Ben Bernanke and the Taylor Rule

Ben Bernanke and the Taylor Rule

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The problem with central banks is that they initially wanted to be independent from us but now they want us to be dependent on them. Many years ago, there was a time when economic policy was part of a government’s list of affairs, with both fiscal and monetary policy being part of it. But, for…

Monday’s Master Investor Market Report

Monday’s Master Investor Market Report

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The Confederation of British Industry said that manufacturing output expanded at the slowest rate in over 2 years during the first 3 months of 2015, with the deceleration particularly notable among exporting firms, which suggests a loss of confidence in global prospects in the last few months. However, the average firm was still increasing production…

Thursday’s Master Investor Market Report featuring WPP, Taylor Wimpey, Sirius Minerals and William Hill

Thursday’s Master Investor Market Report featuring WPP, Taylor Wimpey, Sirius Minerals and William Hill

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UK Government borrowing dropped to £7.4 billion in March, more than £400 million lower than in the same month of 2014. The total for the year so far now stands at £87.3 billion, well below the Office for Budget Responsibility’s £90.2 billion estimate and a drop of £11.1 billion against the comparative period. While the…

Get Ready for an Emerging Markets Crisis

Get Ready for an Emerging Markets Crisis

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Featured in this month’s Master Investor Magazine. Planting the Seeds The financial crisis of 2007-2009 is often seen as one of the worst ever crises faced by the US economy. The capitalisation of the S&P 500 was halved, the unemployment rate was doubled, and the Federal Reserve had to go out of bounds in rescuing…