The US Federal Reserve has taken interest rates from 0.25% to 5.50% since March 2022 in a battle to combat inflation, but have we seen the end of these hikes? George Bell, Portfolio Manager, offers insight into current market expectations ahead of today's release of the Federal Reserve minutes.

With the Autumn Statement looming for the UK, and Thanksgiving in the US at the end of the week, our Chief Investment Officer Jeff Casson takes a look at the week ahead and the potential impact on global markets. How does Black Friday illustrate the health of the consumer markets? How could taxation changes from the Autumn Statement affect UK businesses and consumers? Find out on today's Morning Markets.

This week we have seen a meaningful moderation in US inflation readings, on Thursday this theme was supported by evidence of a cooling in the labour market and the prices paid for finished goods and services. George Bell, Portfolio Manager, analyses the details of these reports and the market reaction.

The US economic cycle remains robust and the path of falling inflation gives confidence that interest rates will not rise further. How does this impact markets? Equity markets are the primary beneficiary of falling price pressures.

Yesterday markets were focused on the US Federal Reserve’s announcement of inflation falling closer to its 2% target. This morning that attention turns to the UK, as inflation falls again to 4.6%. Paul Durran’s, Investment Director, explains the factors leading to this and why both of these announcements are a positive for interest rates, investors and markets.

The UK economy's continued resilience remains impressive as thousands of jobs have been added, contrary to projection data. Matt talks about the UK wage inflation and how that affects your investments.

Today, we discuss the Inflation trajectory in the US, changes to the US sovereign debt and what this means for markets. Additionally, we touch on the link between politics and the economy and how the two interact to cause market movements.  

Following the US Federal Reserve’s recent decision to hold interest rates, the organisation’s Chair Jerome Powell spoke about its target of bringing the country’s inflation down to 2%. These comments have caught the attention of markets as Jeff Cason, Chief Investment Officer, analyses while also looking at new GDP numbers for the UK.

We've not seen oil prices fall to these levels since July this year. Today we look at the reasons why the oil price is falling, and the impact the US and Chinese markets have on the consumer. #markets #investing #oilprices

Yesterday saw oil prices reduced by 4% in what has been an extremely volatile year of the oil market. Paul Durrans, Investment Director, analyses the factors contributing towards this, and how this volatility in oil prices is impacting both investments and inflation.