- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: Sharper increase in bond yields expected in US compared to Europe
(25/02/2010)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts : Greece budgetary woes impact euro and long bond rates
(05/02/2010)
- January 2010 consensus rate and forex forecasts: Fed remains hamstrung with ten-year rates in tight range
(28/12/2009)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: eleven out of thirteen banks expect no change in short-term rates
(04/12/2009)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: no movement in benchmark rates in next six months
(06/11/2009)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: increase in short-term rates unlikely in next six months
(09/10/2009)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: sharp rise in long-term yields remote in 2010
(09/09/2009)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: dollar expected to drop sharply relative to euro
(06/08/2009)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: long-term rates expected to move higher
(07/07/2009)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: long-term rates expected to rise further despite Fed buying
(29/05/2009)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: majority expect yield curve to steepen in euro zone
(30/04/2009)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: majority see ECB under 1% before end of June
(03/04/2009)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts : majority expect ECB at 1% before May
(06/03/2009)
- February rates and forex consensus forecasts: ECB expected to cut repo rate to 1% by july
(05/02/2009)
- January rates and forex forecasts: forecasting the uncertain
(31/12/2008)
- Cash-heavy investors take step back from brink of despair
(22/12/2008)
- December Consensus rate and forex forecasts: ECB to cut to 2,25% by the end of February
(28/11/2008)
- November rate and forex forecasts: broad consensus on continued ECB easing
(31/10/2008)
- October consensus rate and forex forecasts: outlook slashed on brink of recession
(03/10/2008)
- Crisis: The Bush-Paulson-Bernanke bailout unlikely to stem further deleveraging
(23/09/2008)
- September consensus rate and forex forecasts: euro to buy 1.40 dollars in 2009
(05/09/2008)
- August consensus rate and forex forecasts: central banks to remain on hold as slowdown continues
(25/07/2008)
- July consensus rate & FX forecasts: ECB rate hike likely to be the last in this cycle
(11/07/2008)
- Credit standards for corporate loans likely to tighten further
(27/06/2008)
- June consensus rate and forex forecasts: Yield curve to steepen on inflation concerns
(30/05/2008)
- May consensus rate and forex forecasts: prospects for sharp easing diminish
(13/05/2008)
- April Consensus rate and forex forecasts: ECB easing unlikely to help
(05/04/2008)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: Euro benefits from ECB and Fed stance
(09/03/2008)
- Bernanke outlook aligns Fed with investors
(10/02/2008)
- January consensus rate and forex forecasts: drop in US rates to be more pronounced than expected
(31/12/2007)
- December consensus rate and forex forecasts: easing cycle in the US intact
(09/12/2007)
- Consensus Rate and Forex forecasts : November 2007: economists divided on lower rates
(11/11/2007)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts for October: US slowdown heralds weaker dollar
(30/09/2007)
- Consensus Rate and Forex forecasts – August 2007: market strategists and Fed uncertain on rates
(05/08/2007)
- Consensus rate and Forex forecasts July 2007: Fed expectations shift to status quo
(08/07/2007)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: economists divided on ECB's next move
(10/06/2007)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts : flat yield curve entrenched
(29/04/2007)
- Consensus rate and forex forecasts: economists reflect on the spectre of an American slowdown
(15/04/2007)
- Economists in consensus forecast expect ECB to hike twice in next six months
(04/03/2007)
- Consensus interest rate and forex forecasts, February: mood remains in favour of eurozone tightening
(04/02/2007)
- Consensus interest rate and forex forecasts, January: anticipation grows for lower US rates
(07/01/2007)
- No consensus on monetary policy in Europe or in the U.S.
(14/11/2006)
- Towards a hike in the UK - October bfinance rates and FX consensus
(01/10/2006)
- Analysts at a loss over next Fed move- September bfinance rates and FX consensus
(03/09/2006)
- A pause followed by new Fed fund hikes - August bfinance rates and FX consensus
(30/07/2006)
- Summer lull for the ECB and the Federal Reserve - July bfinance rates and FX consensus
(02/07/2006)
- Analysts fine tune their Euro-Dollar forecasts - June bfinance rates and FX consensus
(04/06/2006)
- Commodities: is the bull run nearing its end?
(04/06/2006)
- The focus is now on the long rates and the US dollar - May bfinance rates and FX consensus
(01/05/2006)
- Fed funds set to top at 5% - April bfinance rates and FX consensus
(02/04/2006)
- One ECB hike unlikely to be the end of it - March bfinance rates and FX consensus
(05/03/2006)
- Germany to issue its first linkers
(05/03/2006)
- Steeper US curve at six months - February bfinance rates and FX consensus
(05/02/2006)
- Upward bias in the Eurozone - January bfinance rates and FX consensus
(08/01/2006)
- ECB likely to move again - December bfinance rates and FX consensus
(04/12/2005)
- Unstoppable flattening? - November bfinance rates and FX consensus
(06/11/2005)
- No strong pressure on 10y yield yet - October bfinance rates and FX consensus
(09/10/2005)
- Mixed views for the UK - September bfinance rates and FX consensus
(04/09/2005)
- Bond yields to remain at a rock bottom level for more time - August bfinance rates and FX consensus
(07/08/2005)
- A rate cut in the UK would not raise many eyebrows - July bfinance rates and FX consensus
(03/07/2005)
- Bullish Fed, flat ECB, and careful BoE - June bfinance rates and FX consensus
(05/06/2005)
- Credit risk stress-testing for hedge funds
(23/05/2005)
- CDOs react well to Ford and GM downgrades
(22/05/2005)
- Economists split on the possibility of a ECB summer rate hike - May bfinance rates and FX consensus
(01/05/2005)
- Investors opt for a mix of SRI approaches
(17/04/2005)
- BoE expected to keep its repo rate unchanged for months to come – April bfinance rates and FX consensus
(03/04/2005)
- Most economists forecast an ECB status quo – March bfinance rates and FX consensus
(07/03/2005)
- The Fed's measured pace of increase is now a fact – February bfinance rates and FX consensus
(07/02/2005)
- The dollar may have reached a plateau – January bfinance rates and FX consensus
(10/01/2005)
- Bonds poised to a lacklustre year
(19/12/2004)
- Economists backtracking from previous forecasts – December bfinance rates and FX consensus
(06/12/2004)
- Currency rates now setting the tone – November bfinance rates and FX consensus
(08/11/2004)
- One last BoE hike, and that's it – October bfinance rates and FX consensus
(11/10/2004)
- Fed funds up 25bp
(27/09/2004)
- BoE's next hike could be the last - September bfinance rates and FX consensus
(13/09/2004)
- The economist's corner: " It is our view that the US economy will experience a renewed downturn ", says Peter Schaffrik, economist at Dresdner
(13/09/2004)
- Rates to continue to crawl forward in the UK - August bfinance rates and FX consensus
(23/08/2004)
- The Fed enters a smooth tightening cycle - July bfinance rates and FX consensus
(12/07/2004)
- " The Fed is likely to raise rates by 25 bp on June 30 ", says Holger Sandte, Economist at WestLB
(28/06/2004)
- UPDATE – Bank of England raises repo rate by quarter point
(11/06/2004)
- No real dissent over the next three months, a 4.50 base rate is almost here - bfinance FX and rates consensus
(31/05/2004)
- Rate increase still in sight, rate curve to steepen slightly - bfinance rates and FX consensus
(03/05/2004)
- Asset allocation barometer / April 2004 : action and diversified funds allow the model portfolio to outperform the MSCI World index
(19/04/2004)
- Economic interview : " We expect ECB rates to be raised in the fourth quarter ", says Dr. Christoph Balz, Economist at Commerzbank
(19/04/2004)
- Economists agree: BoE April rate hike now almost fully priced in - bfinance FX and rates consensus
(05/04/2004)
- test
(01/04/2004)
- The only way is up! - bfinance consensus on UK rates
(02/03/2004)
- Inflation, monetary policy is too stimulative, say fund managers
(19/02/2004)
- The time is now for 4.00 percent rates - bfinance consensus
(03/02/2004)
- Hedge funds 'blamed' for widening bond spreads
(03/02/2004)
- Rates to stay at 3.75 percent, but not for long - consensus
(08/01/2004)
- Syndicated loan borrowing rises 16.7% in second consecutive year
(08/01/2004)
- Pension fund sues NYSE for alleged trading fraud
(23/12/2003)
- One step at a time, says BoE's Bean, offers calm before storm
(04/12/2003)
- Sponsors weigh merits of IPO vs. recap/secondary LBO
(04/12/2003)
- Fund managers in bullish mood, again
(03/12/2003)
- UK rates raised to 3.75pc
(07/11/2003)
- Economists look at bigger picture, expect UK rate rise - update with decision
(05/11/2003)
- Rates going nowhere - bfinance consensus
(09/10/2003)
- Fund managers see 'cloudless sky' for next 12 months
(01/10/2003)
- Credit derivatives are beneficial to the market - Fitch
(30/09/2003)
- Liquid LBO market eyes slim fourth quarter pipeline
(25/09/2003)
- MPC unmoved to cut rates, but don't hold your breath - economists
(01/09/2003)
- Online FX provider 'ahead of schedule'
(16/07/2003)
- European Pension Reform - continued conflict or ultimate convergence? - Schroder's view
(08/07/2003)
- Frankfurt, Washington continue with monetary easing, BoE to wait and see - bfinance bank consensus
(08/07/2003)
- Commercial paper market adds 2pc, awaits reporting clearance
(19/06/2003)
- Praise for FX, derivatives market comes from the top
(18/06/2003)
- Hedge funds outran by equities in May
(17/06/2003)
- Banks agree on quicksand effect of deflation and remedy
(03/06/2003)
- Commercial paper platform aims to close information gap
(13/05/2003)
- Renegade banks go against rate-cutting flow
(07/05/2003)
- Treasurers stay calm on risk threat to market operations
(06/05/2003)
- Steady LBO market waits for pipeline to spill secrets
(24/04/2003)
- Telecom Italia opts to bypass sub-underwriter ringaround
(17/04/2003)
- Rating agencies defend corner over oligopoly claims
(16/04/2003)
- Treasurers say CLS impact on multilateral netting is key
(08/04/2003)
- Interest rate calls dependent on length of war in Iraq - consensus
(02/04/2003)
- Decisiveness: The key to investor rebound during Iraq war - Schroders' chief economist
(21/03/2003)
- Global Credit Derivative Survey: $1.3trn identified; Level of disclosure uneven
(11/03/2003)
- FSA's Davies eager for European financial integration
(11/03/2003)
- UK rates to shed 25bps by May - bfinance consensus
(07/03/2003)
- Equities to yield returns in line with bonds - Schroders' Wade
(04/03/2003)
- 'Pension liberators' jailed after Opra investigation
(03/03/2003)
- Techs and tigers lead way - Moody's equity index
(28/02/2003)
- S&P's Leo unimpressed by prospect of credit ratings rival
(27/02/2003)
- FX settlement gathers pace, treasurers urged to take note
(21/02/2003)
- Institutional investors go on the defensive
(20/02/2003)
- Interest rate deliberations: Close call but not that close, says consensus
(05/02/2003)
- Legrand waiver pulled but HY bond issues persist
(22/01/2003)
- UK pension funds still fixed on bonds
(17/01/2003)
- Jumbo LBOs, refis support European volume in 2002
(16/01/2003)
- Fischer prize goes to economist with human touch
(14/01/2003)
- M&A, refi queue brighten outlook for unsettled 2003
(09/01/2003)
- IPO drought continues as capital market confidence fails - PwC
(07/01/2003)
- Hawks to maintain grip on UK rate policy for 2003 - bfinance consensus
(06/01/2003)
- Year of restructuring puts telco/cable on better road for 2003
(18/12/2002)
- Fund managers call for hedge fund revolution
(16/12/2002)
- High yield bond investors challenge European LBO structures
(11/12/2002)
- FXall adds gang of four to portal
(10/12/2002)
- What Schroders expects for 2003: Economy, bonds, equities
(09/12/2002)
- Christmas jollity to force UK rates into the cold - bfinance consensus
(04/12/2002)
- Utilities lead charge to roll up bilaterals into syndicated lines
(04/12/2002)
- Italian market saves best for last?
(27/11/2002)
- E.ON edges out as German economic slowdown exacerbates banks' woes
(21/11/2002)
- Credit default swaps - Still a relevant benchmark?
(13/11/2002)
- Just a matter of time before rates tumble - bfinance consensus
(07/11/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: LBO pipe thins, institutional appetite calms
(07/11/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: Vodafone/Vivendi battle breathes life into telecom sector
(30/10/2002)
- Fund managers clear the decks for a rally - survey
(17/10/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: Banks on liquidity-watch as problem credits pile higher
(16/10/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: Q3 dominated by jumbo LBO jamboree
(09/10/2002)
- Threat of war pushes rate forecasts lower
(08/10/2002)
- Corporates use of credit derivatives, securitisation welcomed - Greenspan
(08/10/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: Syndicated loan market looks to the east for growth
(02/10/2002)
- Loan Pricing News: State intervention troubles European banks
(26/09/2002)
- Tradelink with bolero
(25/09/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: Seven-year refinancings to test maturity sensitivity
(18/09/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: France LBO - fighting debt or fighting fit?
(11/09/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: LBO cherry picking season gets underway
(04/09/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: Thinking the unthinkable - Cable and leveraged telecom M&A
(29/08/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: Syndication staff using downtime to assess prospects
(21/08/2002)
- Fund managers lose faith in global recovery - Merrill Lynch
(20/08/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: Holiday lull leaves plenty of time for thought
(14/08/2002)
- EuroLoanMarketPulse: Idle I-grade market debates looming credit crunch
(08/08/2002)
- Creditors, banks support for corporate restructuring is not unlimited - PwC
(06/08/2002)
- Bullish BNP all alone as economists revise down estimates
(05/08/2002)
- LBO market faces €9bn of senior debt in Q3
(31/07/2002)
- Late payment scenario improving with 8pc penalty interest charge
(29/07/2002)
- Increased reliance on loan market is mixed blessing
(24/07/2002)
- Corporate credit quality outlook still in the clouds - S&P
(19/07/2002)
- Fund managers still reluctant to swap shares for bonds - Merrill Lynch
(18/07/2002)
- Jail threat for directors welcomed by lawyers
(18/07/2002)
- Banks opt to buy Energis in rare restructuring step
(17/07/2002)
- Bankers survey the high-grade credit wreckage
(10/07/2002)
- Basle 2 edges nearer, fear of more extreme credit cycles remains
(09/07/2002)
- The end of the Worldcom is nigh
(03/07/2002)
- Interest and exchange rate forecast vacillation strikes in June
(02/07/2002)
- Decline in M&A deals not yet at nadir
(26/06/2002)
- Super league LBOs prompt capacity problems
(26/06/2002)
- End-game nears for market's mammoth debt restructuring
(20/06/2002)
- Finance executives look ahead to modest growth
(20/06/2002)
- US CFOs restrict capital spending, say earnings recovery imminent
(19/06/2002)
- Wave of waivers test LBO lenders' principles
(12/06/2002)
- Economists increasingly confident of rate hikes as stagflationary fears subside
(05/06/2002)
- Ratings agencies put the squeeze on covenants
(29/05/2002)
- First major Middle East acquisition financing causes a stir
(22/05/2002)
- Post-flotation loans form new asset class
(15/05/2002)
- Anything but America! – Fund managers give verdict on corporate performance outlook
(15/05/2002)
- Springtime in the loan market, and refinancing is in the air
(09/05/2002)
- Economic rebound suggests - unlike for Godot - it will be worth the wait
(02/05/2002)
- Fed's euro fund opens up 5bps lead in Q1
(01/05/2002)
- Desperate for deals, lenders seek hope in Q2 pipeline
(01/05/2002)
- Following the restructuring road
(24/04/2002)
- Exodus: Banks ready pre-float loans as LBOs go public
(18/04/2002)
- UK firms shun LSE for financing needs
(12/04/2002)
- Consignia to increase cost of stamps
(12/04/2002)
- Lenders attempt to stay clear of bad credit minefield
(10/04/2002)
- Banks wary of spicy private equity - telecom mix
(05/04/2002)
- Emerging markets lead Q1 battle
(05/04/2002)
- The Fed and BoE gear up for autumn action; lost opportunity for euro to hit parity with dollar
(04/04/2002)
- High drama and Euroloan history in the making
(27/03/2002)
- Hedge fund index down 0.6 per cent
(25/03/2002)
- Reducing cost of capital "threatened by one-size fits all regulation"
(22/03/2002)
- Liquidity prospects have taken a turn for the worse, say FMs
(21/03/2002)
- ABB sounds commercial paper draw down call
(20/03/2002)
- Cigarettes and alcohol
(13/03/2002)
- Return of corporate deals comes with increased scrutiny
(06/03/2002)
- Fledgling recovery brings down curtain on US/UK rate-cutting cycle
(05/03/2002)
- Moody's offers crystal ball for predicting recovery rates for defaulting debt instruments
(01/03/2002)
- Telecom financing in turmoil
(27/02/2002)
- Sovereign defaults lead to eight per cent annual fall in trade - CEPR
(20/02/2002)
- Fed to buy time as BoE, ECB up interest rates - Lehman
(19/02/2002)
- Long on title, short on sense - the great MLA debate
(06/02/2002)
- Two-speed economy poses dilemma for BoE
(05/02/2002)
- Energis banks rattled by profit warning
(30/01/2002)
- Euromarket trying to brush off 2001 hangover
(23/01/2002)
- General business optimism in decline, yet finance directors seem content
(21/01/2002)
- Little appetite for leveraged loans, Q4 "worst so far" - S&P
(16/01/2002)
- €5bn LBO eyed as deal growth expected in 2002
(16/01/2002)
- Enron leads record year for corporate defaults – S&P
(15/01/2002)
- Sterling holds its own, despite big brother euro's grand entry
(14/01/2002)
- Stronger sentiment underpinned by Q4 numbers
(09/01/2002)
- Another dose of rate cuts expected from the ECB
(08/01/2002)
- BoE warns over consumer demand
(07/01/2002)
- Fund managers say the economy has turned the corner – Merrill Lynch
(03/01/2002)
- Bankers look for speedy resolutions to debt meltdowns
(02/01/2002)
- Market summary at 8.50am - Pound hits five-week highs against euro after BoE governor's comments
(21/12/2001)
- Market summary at 12.50pm - Gilts rocked to and fro in thin Christmas trade
(21/12/2001)
- Debt restructuring no replacement for M&A
(19/12/2001)
- Corporate confidence in 2002 pales beside SMEs
(18/12/2001)
- Sterling to profit as UK outpaces European rivals
(18/12/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Gilts pushed around by US Treasuries in volatile trading
(18/12/2001)
- Corporate bond defaults hit new record - S&P
(17/12/2001)
- Market summary at 8.40am - Gilts fall following US Treasury rout; Sterling steady ahead of ifo data
(17/12/2001)
- "Go for quality" – Merrill Lynch tells investors global recovery due spring 2002, led by old economy
(14/12/2001)
- Busy Q1 more than a myth?
(12/12/2001)
- Enron's self-combustion, a sign of the times?
(07/12/2001)
- Market summary at 8.50am - Oil stocks fall on crude price slump; gilts unchanged - 2yr yields at 8-week high
(07/12/2001)
- Treasury Hotline - MPC's early rate call likely to produce a 'no change' verdict
(03/12/2001)
- Market summary at 12.55pm - Gilts shrug off consumer data for morning gains; FTSE 100 recovers from early losses
(29/11/2001)
- Market summary at 4.55pm - Gilts track overseas markets higher; Sterling consolidates two-month highs against dollar
(29/11/2001)
- Sterling looks unlikely to recover this year as dealers ignore good news
(26/11/2001)
- Recession in the UK "only one in ten chance" - BoE
(19/11/2001)
- BoE inflation report to confirm need for further rate cut?
(12/11/2001)
- UK firms fear restricted markets if trade talks fail
(08/11/2001)
- BoE, ECB to 'get with the programme' on interest rate cuts
(06/11/2001)
- Uncertainty rules but economists predict rate cuts across board
(06/11/2001)
- Reduced inflows to temper strength of dollar
(29/10/2001)
- Sterling's rally looks overdue
(29/10/2001)
- Row over cost of trading in euros divides FX markets
(26/10/2001)
- Sterling dragged down by euro, expected to stay low this week
(22/10/2001)
- Fund managers polarised on economy and profits outlook - Merrill Lynch
(17/10/2001)
- Argentina suffers fresh downgrade ignomy
(16/10/2001)
- Sterling likely to hold under $1.45 this week amid stagflation fears
(15/10/2001)
- Euro fears subside, but Afghan conflict to hound sterling lower
(09/10/2001)
- The future's dark, the future's recession
(01/10/2001)
- Consumer confidence holds key to MPC rate cut decision
(01/10/2001)
- Emerging markets risk to soar if downturn is global downturn is protracted - ratings agencies
(28/09/2001)
- Squeezing yields: How money fund managers strive to offer improved returns
(28/09/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Gilts bogged down, shares and pound on the up
(25/09/2001)
- Emotions rule Wall Street in the wake of terror attacks
(24/09/2001)
- Chaotic markets rocked by uncertainty, doubts over consumer confidence
(24/09/2001)
- US dollar no longer a safe haven, treasurers advised
(24/09/2001)
- Market summary at 12.50pm - Gilts pare back losses; FTSE falls
(20/09/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Gilts settle lower; pound continues to fall
(20/09/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - FTSE continues slide, market ponders BoE rate cut
(18/09/2001)
- Inflation unexpectedly shoots past target
(18/09/2001)
- WTC attack throws out forecasts on global slowdown
(17/09/2001)
- Market summary at 1.15pm - Pound climbs steeply against the dollar but falls against euro; leading UK shares rebound
(17/09/2001)
- ECB follows Fed with 50 basis point cut
(17/09/2001)
- Unemployment data to reveal impact of global slowdown on UK?
(10/09/2001)
- Economists hint that "worst is over" for global slowdown
(04/09/2001)
- Sterling to retain strength after breaking through psychological $1.4510 barrier
(03/09/2001)
- Merrill Lynch raises fears over UK corporates' debt burden
(24/08/2001)
- Risk of debt default on the up
(20/08/2001)
- Uncertainty reigns over US recovery and ECB policy
(02/08/2001)
- Fewer debt defaults expected in H2, says S&P
(30/07/2001)
- Boots sees healthy start to year
(26/07/2001)
- US Fed's Greenspan is seen winning over investors
(03/07/2001)
- Market summary at 9am - Gilts firm, FTSE drifts lower
(02/07/2001)
- Exporters' support for euro falls despite continued exchange rate concern
(29/06/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Sterling weak following Labour landslide
(08/06/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Sterling at 15-year low against US dollar
(08/06/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Blair confirms early referendum on the euro
(08/06/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - FTSE opens higher, Labour victory expected
(07/06/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Sterling sticks to 15-year low as sentiment swings to likely euro referendum
(07/06/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - FTSE 100 closes higher; voting turnout 'sluggish', claim pollsters
(07/06/2001)
- Market summary at 9.40am - Sterling tumbles toward $1.40
(06/06/2001)
- Market summary at 1.15pm - Gilts unchanged at BoE leaves rates at 5.25 per cent
(06/06/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - Sterling slides past 15-year lows against dollar
(06/06/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Euro, sterling keep slipping
(05/06/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Bonds tick up as house prices bounce
(05/06/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - US bets on another rate cut after productivity gloom
(05/06/2001)
- bfinance market consensus – Interest rates expected to fall further in Europe and US
(04/06/2001)
- Market summary at 1pm - Bonds unmoved as euro gains on pound and dollar
(04/06/2001)
- Market summary at 4.55pm - Bond yields creep up as euro suffers
(04/06/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Sterling, euro braced for further losses; FTSE down on profit-taking
(01/06/2001)
- Market report at 1.15pm - Weaker manufacturing revives rate cut hopes
(01/06/2001)
- Market summary at 5.20pm - FTSE ends up for first session in five
(01/06/2001)
- Market summary at 8.50am - Gilts fall as UK house prices rise
(31/05/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - The pound falls further against the dollar
(31/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - The pound falls against the dollar and the euro
(31/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.30am - FTSE follows Nasdaq's overnight tumble
(30/05/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Yields stay high
(30/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Bonds slip back from three-month highs
(30/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - Gilt yields drift on rate cut uncertainty; Vodafone offsets FTSE gains
(29/05/2001)
- Market summary at 4.50pm - Two year gilt yields climb as euro suffers
(29/05/2001)
- Market summary at 8.50am - Greenspan warning gives the markets the jitters
(25/05/2001)
- Market summary at 12.30pm - Yields rise on MPC mixed message; Sterling stages fightback
(25/05/2001)
- Market summary at 4.50pm - FTSE flounders on Greenspan delivery
(25/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.10am - The pound lost in the tracks of the euro
(24/05/2001)
- Market summary at 12.50pm - CBI report on industrial trends puzzles investors
(24/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Gilts await MPC minutes; FTSE 100 down on profit-taking
(23/05/2001)
- Market summary at 1.05pm - Gilts mixed on MPC 8-1 rate cut decision; FTSE continues to languish
(23/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5.10pm - FTSE stung as US investors dump tech stocks
(23/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Nasdaq rally pushes telecoms along
(22/05/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Yields plunge, taking sterling with them
(22/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Sterling and euro both drop a cent, but FTSE hits ten-week high
(22/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9am - Bonds steady, pound continues recovery
(21/05/2001)
- Market summary at 1pm - Bonds rise as euro slips further
(21/05/2001)
- Market summary at 4.50pm - Gilt yields revive, currencies little moved
(21/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Future rate cut expectations push US markets higher
(18/05/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - FTSE climbs slowly; Bonds rise on rate cut hopes
(18/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Two/ten-year gilts rise; Sterling breaks $1.43 barrier
(18/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.10am - FTSE surges at opening
(17/05/2001)
- Market summary at 12.30pm - Bonds fall as retail sales climb
(17/05/2001)
- Market summary at 4.55pm - Sterling drops slightly as interest rate cut is not on the cards
(17/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - US rate cut leaves market unmoved
(16/05/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Sterling strengthens on US rate cut
(16/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - FTSE bounces back
(16/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Yields slip ahead of inflation and FOMC meeting
(15/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - All quiet as the markets await Greenspan
(15/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9am - Bonds climb, sterling stable as euro slides
(14/05/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - Gilt yields on the up, sterling stable against dollar
(14/05/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - gilts struggle as sterling sinks against dollar
(14/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - FTSE fails to capitalise on MPC action
(11/05/2001)
- Market summary at 12.30pm - Bond yields rise; FTSE loses ground, led by techs
(11/05/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - Bond yields power higher; FTSE tumbles on tech woes
(11/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Investors seen cautious ahead of the rate decision
(10/05/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - Rate cut boosts the pound and the FTSE 100
(10/05/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - Bonds fall following the ECB 'surprise' cut
(10/05/2001)
- Market summary at 8.45am - Markets wait on the MPC
(09/05/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - Bond yields and sterling in decline
(09/05/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - Gilts steady as pound fights back
(09/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Bond yields slip ahead of MPC meeting
(08/05/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - BP profits not enough to stir a sleepy market
(08/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Election announcement has little impact
(08/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Bank merger pushes FTSE higher; Sterling, gilts await US labour data
(04/05/2001)
- Market summary at 12.40pm - Vodafone extends gains for bank-rolled FTSE
(04/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - FTSE shakes off US unemployment shock
(04/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Bonds fall on housing price data
(03/05/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Slowing service sector pushes down yields
(03/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - FTSE dips at close
(03/05/2001)
- Market summary at 8.45am - FTSE gains buoyed by a bullish Wall Street
(02/05/2001)
- Market summary at 12.30pm - Vodafone forces FTSE lower on BT stake announcement
(02/05/2001)
- Market summary at 4.50pm - Gilt yields up on cooling UK economy; Vodafone's £4.8bn BT stake buy deflates FTSE
(02/05/2001)
- bfinance market consensus – US economic slowdown may have delayed effects on European growth
(01/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Gilts up after PMI data, pound declines further
(01/05/2001)
- Market summary at 1pm - Gilts come down off highs, pound claws back
(01/05/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Gilts recover as the pound strengthens against dollar
(01/05/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - FTSE gains led by Sage, CMG
(30/04/2001)
- Market summary at 1.10pm - Gilt yields higher as hopes of UK rate cut fade
(30/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5.20pm - FTSE closes at seven-week high
(30/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Sterling rises on GDP expectations; Unilever leads blue chips higher
(27/04/2001)
- Market summary at 12.30pm - Bonds gain on GDP data; Vodafone leads FTSE fallers as Goldman Sachs reduces forecast
(27/04/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - Strong US data boosts the FTSE; sterling loses early momentum
(27/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - The pound gains on poor US data, bonds expected to fall
(26/04/2001)
- Market summary at 12.30pm - Bond yields fall, pound holds strong
(26/04/2001)
- Market summary at 4.55pm - The euro rises, FTSE 100 closes up
(26/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - FTSE sluggish on US woes; sterling's slide continues
(25/04/2001)
- Market summary at 1.10pm - FTSE lower despite bank merger rumours
(25/04/2001)
- Market summary at 4.55pm - Sterling lifted by US data; FTSE lower despite bank merger boost
(25/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.10am - Technology shares hit again as Compaq offer warning
(24/04/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Gilt yields rise as rate cut speculation is dampened
(24/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Techs drag down FTSE in slow day of trading
(24/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - FTSE falls on profit-taking; sterling dips against dollar
(23/04/2001)
- Market summary at 12:30pm - Sterling, gilts up on cooling UK economy
(23/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - FTSE 100 ends gently lower; euro slips on falling business confidence
(23/04/2001)
- Market summary at 8.45am - Wall Street's strong showing gives FTSE an early rise
(20/04/2001)
- Market summary at 12.30pm - Markets take little comfort from retail sales data
(20/04/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - FTSE 100 makes modest gains as US markets open lower
(20/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.25am - The dollar gains following the Fed's cut
(19/04/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - FTSE 100 loses slightly, but microchip stocks gain
(19/04/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - The optimistic afterglow of the Fed's cut wears off
(19/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - Gilts steady ahead of MPC minutes; FTSE higher on Intel results
(18/04/2001)
- Market Summary at 1.10pm - FTSE 100 builds on tech gains; Gilt yields rise despite MPC vote
(18/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5.05pm - Equities soar as US central bank cuts rates to 4.50 per cent
(18/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.10am – Gilts up as markets take lead from US
(17/04/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00am – Techs shaky on Cisco, Phillips warnings
(17/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00am – Markets bounce back on US inflation data
(17/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - Economic data ruins hopes of a interest rate cut
(12/04/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Bonds prices rise to record levels
(12/04/2001)
- Market summary at 4.55pm - Sterling gains against the dollar; FTSE closes lower
(12/04/2001)
- Foot-and-mouth disease could prompt further rate cut in May - analysts
(11/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.10am - Bonds drift higher ahead of unemployment data
(11/04/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Earnings spike shocks the market
(11/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Bonds in three-month record jump
(11/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - FTSE gains on Marconi restructuring; sterling dragged down by ECB rate-cut talk
(10/04/2001)
- Market summary at 1.10pm - Telecoms manufacturers lift FTSE
(10/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5.05pm - FTSE rises on telecoms, US gains; sterling slips further
(10/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9pm - Gilts gliding high, sterling up against dollar
(09/04/2001)
- Market summary at 12.30pm - Gilts come down to earth as sterling maintains revival against dollar
(09/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5.10pm - Gilts fall, sterling keeps climbing against dollar
(09/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Autonomy woes halt FTSE as US equities rally
(06/04/2001)
- Market summary at 12.30pm - FTSE 100 rocked by Spirent fall
(06/04/2001)
- Market summary at 4.50pm - US job losses boosts sterling but hits blue chips
(06/04/2001)
- Economics focus - MPC decision finely balanced
(05/04/2001)
- Market summary at 8.50am - Gilts await MPC decision; FTSE up modestly on Dell boost
(05/04/2001)
- Market summary at 1.05pm - Gilt yields rise as BoE confirms 25 basis point rate cut
(05/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - FTSE 100 regains ground after rate cut
(05/04/2001)
- Market report at 9.15am - FTSE opens lower after latest US equities collapse
(04/04/2001)
- Market summary at 12.50pm - Gilts stable as service sector slump fuels rate cut expectations
(04/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5.05pm - The FTSE 100 recovers, the Dow Jones and Nasdaq gain
(04/04/2001)
- bfinance market consensus - Time for ECB to join Fed in rate cutting, analysts agree, but by how much?
(03/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Bonds pushed up, techs cause shaky start
(03/04/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - FTSE 100 falls below 5500
(03/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - Pound steadies as FTSE wobbles
(03/04/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Note yields fall, pound is forced beneath $1.420 mark
(02/04/2001)
- Market summary at 1pm - Gilts climb after CIPS data, pound steadies against dollar
(02/04/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Gilts push higher after manufacturing data
(02/04/2001)
- Market summary at 8.55am - FTSE 100 gains despite Nasdaq fall
(30/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.05pm - Bond yields continue to climb; BT shares rise following FD comment
(30/03/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - Markets continue to second-guess next week's MPC rate decision
(30/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.10am - The euro awaits the ECB decision on interest rates
(29/03/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - FTSE 100 limits losses
(29/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - FTSE limits losses, M&S shares seen gaining
(29/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Tumbling telecoms stocks hold FTSE back
(28/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.10pm - FTSE fails to shake off telecoms blues; gilts market discounts interest rate hopes
(28/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - Gilts steady in afternoon session, the pound climbs against the dollar, and the FTSE slides
(28/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - FTSE opens steadily; sterling rally runs out of steam
(27/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm – Markets pare back interest rate expectations
(27/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm – Longer-end yields take a bruising as market takes rate cut off the agenda
(27/03/2001)
- Forward exposure – US upside limited despite investors' faith in dollar's "security blanket"
(26/03/2001)
- Market report at 9.20am - FTSE builds on Friday's gains; sterling rebounds
(26/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1pm - Bonds fall and pound rises on the back of strong data
(26/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Bond yields climb with pound and FTSE
(26/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - FTSE 100 makes early gains; Dow dips into bear territory
(23/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - FTSE rises from depths; Sterling stages comeback
(23/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - FTSE moves higher, led by tech charge
(23/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - The FTSE 100 continues to plunge following the Dow Jones and Nasdaq fall
(22/03/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - FTSE 100 heads further south, two-year note yields hit a 23-month lows
(22/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - The pound falls in the tracks of European stocks losses
(22/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - FTSE 100 tumbles on US woes
(21/03/2001)
- Market summary at 12.50pm - Gilt yields slip on MPC deliberations, FTSE falls further
(21/03/2001)
- Market summary at 4.55pm - FTSE woes continue as US investors dump equities
(21/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - FTSE rises on US rate cut hopes
(20/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Markets inch higher on US rate cut speculation
(20/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - FTSE holds on to gains ahead of Fed decision
(20/03/2001)
- Forward exposure - Equity turmoil set to lift dollar higher
(19/03/2001)
- Market summary at 8.30am - Bonds braced for rise, but pound continues to dip
(19/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1pm - Gilts hardly change as pound and FTSE stabilise
(19/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Bonds unchanged as pound suffers against dollar
(19/03/2001)
- Market summary at 8.40am - FTSE downturn sees investors flee to gilts
(16/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.05pm - FTSE goes into freefall; Cable drags lower
(16/03/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - FTSE dives, led by tech stock sell-off; Bonds continue to attract
(16/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - The FTSE falls in the tracks of the Dow Jones
(15/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.05pm - FTSE 100 regains ground
(15/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.05pm - The pound follows euro down against dollar
(15/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - FTSE picks up as US equities rebound
(14/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.15pm - FTSE loses over 4 per cent as investors flee tech stocks
(14/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - FTSE crawls back as Wall Street flails
(14/03/2001)
- Manufacturers demand more from government on productivity
(13/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.10am - FTSE takes a battering after Wall St massacre
(13/03/2001)
- Market summary 1.10pm - FTSE pares back losses, only to fall back
(13/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - FTSE 100 closes at two-year low
(13/03/2001)
- Forward exposure - Dollar's roller-coaster ride to continue ahead of Fed Meeting
(12/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9am - Bonds steady, pound falls a touch
(12/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.15pm - Bonds hover above 22 month lows
(12/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.05pm - FTSE wilts in the heat of US equities inferno
(12/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - Tech stocks drive FTSE lower
(09/03/2001)
- Market summary at 12.55pm - Gilts continue to rise on rate cut sentiment
(09/03/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - Nasdaq tumble forces FTSE lower
(09/03/2001)
- BUDGET - Brown widens stock option incentives for SMEs
(08/03/2001)
- BUDGET - Business welcomes plans to extend research and development tax credits
(08/03/2001)
- FTSE 100 reshuffle - In with the old and out with the new
(08/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - Bonds may gain in the aftermath of yesterday's Budget
(08/03/2001)
- Market summary at 12.50pm - MPC decision lifts sterling higher against the dollar
(08/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Bonds prices still on the rise
(08/03/2001)
- Market summary at 10.00am - FTSE slips backs as investors unwind tech stock rally
(07/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.10pm - FTSE 100 weakens ahead of Budget
(07/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - FTSE edges above 6,000; gilts on hold as Brown takes the stage
(07/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.10am - Gilts unchanged as retail sales, house price data kills off interest rate hopes
(06/03/2001)
- Market summary at 12.55pm - Telecoms rally puts FTSE within striking distance of 6,000
(06/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - High tech surge lifts FTSE back over 6,000
(06/03/2001)
- Stock options and R&D in Brown's sights for Budget
(05/03/2001)
- Forward exposure - Sterling to continue charge on mixed messages from US
(05/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.20am - FTSE edges up in early trading, sterling falls back against dollar
(05/03/2001)
- Market report at 1.15pm - Service sector optimism dampens rate cut hopes; telecoms boost FTSE 100
(05/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.10pm - FTSE 100 gains on telecoms rebound
(05/03/2001)
- bfinance market consensus - Analysts predict more rate cuts in US, but Europe expected to hold firm
(02/03/2001)
- Economic focus – Greenspan's gloss undermined by economics primer
(02/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Sterling tops $1.46; FTSE suffers on US profit warnings
(02/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.10pm - Sterling storms through $1.47 barrier as UK rate cut hopes fade
(02/03/2001)
- Market summary at 4.55pm - FTSE 100 slumps as US exchanges open lower
(02/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.45am - FTSE slips on overnight tech stock warnings from US
(01/03/2001)
- Market summary at 1.15pm - FTSE slips lower as tech stocks take shine off RBS boost
(01/03/2001)
- Market summary at 5.05pm - Sterling climbs against dollar as US stocks slump further
(01/03/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - FTSE hit by tech stock slump as Nasdaq reaches two-year low
(28/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1.05pm - Sterling tracks euro resurgence against dollar
(28/02/2001)
- Market summary at 3.55pm - FTSE regains confidence, sterling and euro fall back
(28/02/2001)
- LSE pins hopes on Central Counterparty service to improve liquidity for UK stocks
(27/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9am - Bonds fall back, pound and FTSE 100 rise
(27/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1pm - Bonds keep rising as the pound falls further
(27/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Bonds close well up as pound declines
(27/02/2001)
- Forward exposure – Dollar to ride out inflation worries in week ahead, optimism for euro remains scarce
(26/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Tech stocks in favour as investors shun banks
(26/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1.15pm - Shorter-end bonds fall as markets bet on a rate cut - again
(26/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm – Sterling and FTSE plummet
(26/02/2001)
- 'Black Tuesday' sends bullish predictions for FTSE 100 into twilight zone
(23/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - FTSE slips back below 6,000; Gilts await GDP data
(23/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1.10pm - FTSE slumps on bearish sentiment; gilts unmoved by GDP revision
(23/02/2001)
- Market report at 5.05pm - FTSE ends week with further slump
(23/02/2001)
- Credit spreads to tighten over next six months, but bad times are far from over
(22/02/2001)
- Lean times ahead for investors and issuers in European high yield debt market
(22/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - FTSE opens lower as markets search in vain for good news
(22/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1.05pm - FTSE flat after banks ring up losses on retail competition fears
(22/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - FTSE struggles over 6,000 barrier
(22/02/2001)
- EU tax harmonisation a double-edged sword for corporates
(21/02/2001)
- Economics focus - Was UK rate cut decision a foregone conclusion or close call?
(21/02/2001)
- Market summary at 8.45am - Bonds quiet and pound strong in anticipation of the MPC minutes' release
(21/02/2001)
- Market summary at 12.15pm - The FTSE 100 continues to fall
(21/02/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - Bond market uneventful following the MPC's minutes release
(21/02/2001)
- Finance directors' concerns low down on Brown's hit list
(20/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Telecoms and the greenback back in favour
(20/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Sterling, euro crumble in the face of all-powerful greenback
(20/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - Pound steadies as bond market goes wobbly
(20/02/2001)
- Forward exposure – O'Neill sets tone for descent of the dollar
(19/02/2001)
- Market Summary at 8.50am - All steady on the bond market, pound seen up
(19/02/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - Bonds marginally down, pound rises
(19/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Bonds steady at close, pound climbs against dollar
(19/02/2001)
- Further UK rate cuts ahead as inflation predicted to stay under target
(16/02/2001)
- Market summary at 8.45am - Sterling stays still; FTSE 100 falls on US tech profit-warnings
(16/02/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - FTSE horror show includes shocking TMT performance
(16/02/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - FTSE 100 sinks below 6100, driven by tech losses; bonds little changed
(16/02/2001)
- Blair's EMU stance to boost euro's gains against sterling
(15/02/2001)
- Market summary at 8.55am - The pound strong against the dollar as interest rate cut hope dampened
(15/02/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45am - The pound fall following euro's losses
(15/02/2001)
- Market summary at 4.50pm - Bond yields gain as cut in interest rates is ruled out
(15/02/2001)
- Market summary at 8.30am - Bond yields seen rising ahead of inflation report
(14/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1pm - Bonds climb as pound retreats from early gains
(14/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Bonds stabilise as pound gains on dollar
(14/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Telecoms watched as Orange debuts at €10
(13/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Inflation data leads to bond market frenzy
(13/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - Orange crushed on first day of trading
(13/02/2001)
- Forward exposure – Sterling to trawl lows as calm inflation outlook sets BoE on course for more rate cuts
(12/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9.10am - Sterling recovers from slump against dollar; FTSE opens brightly
(12/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1.05pm - Gilts drift on sharp fall in producer prices, FTSE buoyant on Sema sale
(12/02/2001)
- Market summary at 4.55pm - Sterling struggles to regain losses but FTSE ends 75 points higher
(12/02/2001)
- Market summary at 8.45am - Markets slow to react to MPC rate cut
(09/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Benchmark bonds remain unchanged; Sterling continues to dip
(09/02/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - Sterling stops the rot; FTSE trades lower
(09/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Bonds yield may fall as interest rate cut widely expected
(08/02/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - MPC's cut in interest rates triggers the pound to fall further
(08/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9.30am - Telecom stocks drag FTSE down; UK gilts on hold
(07/02/2001)
- Market summary at 12.55pm - FTSE slide continues, sterling halts fall against dollar
(07/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Bond market predicts 25bp rate cut; FTSE fails to recover from Orange bomb
(07/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Markets bide time ahead of rate cut
(06/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Economic data fuels rate cut speculation
(06/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - Sterling loses over a cent as "rate cut a certainty"
(06/02/2001)
- Forward exposure - Currency markets look to Bank of England to end 12 months of stalemate
(05/02/2001)
- Market summary at 8.30am - Bonds expected to stay steady, pound on the rise
(05/02/2001)
- Market summary at 1pm - Few traders on the bond and equity markets
(05/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Bond yields fall marginally as pound and FTSE 100 climb
(05/02/2001)
- bfinance market consensus - Investors told to remain risk averse, for now
(02/02/2001)
- Market summary at 8.40am - Markets weigh up potential rate cut
(02/02/2001)
- Market summary at 12.50pm - UK gilts fall as investors continue 'will they, won't they' rate cut debate
(02/02/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - US jobless data leaves markets in speculative mood
(02/02/2001)
- Market summary at 08.45am - Bond yields lower as UK interest rate cut widely expected
(01/02/2001)
- Market summary at 12.40pm - The pound continues to gain against the dollar
(01/02/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Bond yields gained as interest rates cut seems unlikely
(01/02/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - Bonds, sterling await Fed decision, FTSE rises gently
(31/01/2001)
- Market summary at 12.50pm - Bond yields fall on rate cut hopes, FTSE hit by weak bank stocks
(31/01/2001)
- Market summary at 5.00pm - Rate cut expectations grip market
(31/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Telecoms the focus as BT and Nokia break news to market
(30/01/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Telecoms and banks drag up FTSE
(30/01/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - FTSE quiet as markets look to US rate cut
(30/01/2001)
- Economics focus: Time is nigh for EMU entry as UK and euro-zone economies converge
(29/01/2001)
- Forward exposure - Sterling all at sea in the dollar's slipstream
(29/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9am - Gilts to rise, pound to fall
(29/01/2001)
- Market summary at 12.25pm - Bonds steady as pound declines
(29/01/2001)
- Market summary at 5pm - Slow day on the bond market, pound slips slightly
(29/01/2001)
- Market summary at 8.40am - Greenspan speech offers hope
(26/01/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - Markets yet to react to UK growth slump data
(26/01/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - FTSE rallies despite weak GDP data
(26/01/2001)
- Market summary at 8.50am - The pound falls against the dollar on interest rate hopes
(25/01/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Markets quiet as interest rate cut is widely expected
(25/01/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - Markets still quiet as investors divided over interest rate potential cut
(25/01/2001)
- Liquidity crisis forces issuers to consider debt alternatives - S&P
(24/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Gilts, sterling on hold ahead of MPC minutes
(24/01/2001)
- Market update at 1.00pm - Bond yields rise on MPC's 5-4 vote
(24/01/2001)
- Market update at 4.55pm - Gilts continue to rise, sterling falls on MPC decision
(24/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Bond yields up as rate cut looks more distant
(23/01/2001)
- Market update at 1.00pm - Pound bounces on interest rate expectations
(23/01/2001)
- Market update at 5.00pm - Bonds regain ground, sterling slips
(23/01/2001)
- Forward exposure – Franco-Japanese proposal sparks "best-practice" debate
(22/01/2001)
- Market Summary at 8.40am - Flat bond trading expected ahead of BoE's minutes
(22/01/2001)
- Market update at 12.30pm - 10-year bond yields up, pound sinks further against dollar
(22/01/2001)
- Market update at 5pm - Pound and FTSE recover after early losses
(22/01/2001)
- Economics focus: Further rate cuts expected in UK and US as Fed confirms slowdown
(19/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - FTSE extends gains following Nasdaq rally
(19/01/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Techs lead FTSE fightback
(19/01/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - FTSE loses early shine
(19/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - All eyes on retail figures, markets quiet
(18/01/2001)
- Market update at 12.30pm - Bond yields tumble as slowing retail sales revive rate cut hopes
(18/01/2001)
- Market summary at 5.05pm - Retail figures fail to convince traders the MPC will cut rates
(18/01/2001)
- Market summary at 5.05pm - Retail figures fail to convince traders the MPC will cut rates
(18/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.05am - Bonds await unemployment data
(17/01/2001)
- Market update at 1.15pm - FTSE climbs steadily, gilt yields widen on unemployment data
(17/01/2001)
- Market update at 5.05pm - FTSE lifted by tech stock resurgence, gilts reflect dimmed rate cut hopes
(17/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Bond yields collapse ahead of inflation data
(16/01/2001)
- Market update at 1.00pm - Pound hits three-week lows on inflation data
(16/01/2001)
- Forward exposure - Sterling, euro to maintain gains, despite mixed news from US
(15/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9am - Bonds seen down, pound recovers
(15/01/2001)
- Market update at 12.45pm - Bonds rise as predicted, pound and euro fall
(15/01/2001)
- Market update at 5.30pm - bonds rise as pound falls
(15/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - FTSE 100 makes modest gains following Wall Street rise
(12/01/2001)
- Market summary at 12.45pm - FTSE 100 plays 'follow the leader' and adds to Wall Street's good news
(12/01/2001)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - Sterling stutters on back of US data, FTSE 100 continues with modest gains
(12/01/2001)
- Economics focus: MPC to leave rates unchanged despite Fed action
(11/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Markets quiet as interest rates are expected to remain at 6.00 percent
(11/01/2001)
- Market summary at 12.35am - Market takes decision in its stride
(11/01/2001)
- Market summary at 5.10pm - The pound gains following the decision of the MPC
(11/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Bonds, currencies unchanged ahead of BoE meeting
(10/01/2001)
- Market update at 1.00pm - Gilts, currencies unchanged; FT-SE lower as BAe shares dive
(10/01/2001)
- Market update at 5.10pm - London marks time, expects no change on UK rates
(10/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Bond yields up ahead of MPC meeting
(09/01/2001)
- Market update at 1.15pm – Market decides no chance of a rate cut this week
(09/01/2001)
- Market update at 5.15pm - Nokia drags down techs, telecoms
(09/01/2001)
- Forward exposure – Enlarged euro comes of age
(08/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Bonds on hold until MPC meeting, FT-SE defies latest US slump
(08/01/2001)
- Market update at 1.15pm - Bonds lose ground as traders hedge their bets
(08/01/2001)
- Market update at 5.15pm - Sterling comes off recent highs as rate cut hopes founder
(08/01/2001)
- Big fish forced to offer discounts in gloomy IPO market
(05/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - FT-SE 100 and sterling continue to gather pace on back of Fed rate cut
(05/01/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Tech stocks keep Fed cut momentum going...for now
(05/01/2001)
- Market Summary at 5.10pm - Wall Street loses faith as the FT-SE 100 continues earlier gains
(05/01/2001)
- Market Summary at 9.00am - FT-SE soars on surprise US rate cut
(04/01/2001)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - Telecoms companies gain following strong performance by Nasdaq
(04/01/2001)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - FT-SE 100 gives vote of confidence to Fed
(04/01/2001)
- Debt market investors to be more wary in 2001
(03/01/2001)
- bfinance market consensus - Soft landing and lower rates predicted for US
(03/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.00am - Sterling continues gains against dollar, FT-SE 100 follows NASDAQ down
(03/01/2001)
- Market update at 1.00pm - Further losses for FT-SE 100 on US slowdown fears
(03/01/2001)
- Market update at 5pm - Gilts fall as King cools rate cut hopes; FT-SE tumbles further
(03/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - FTSE-100 falls on bank merger melodrama
(02/01/2001)
- Market update at 1.00pm - Sterling falls to six-month lows against euro
(02/01/2001)
- Market update at 5.00pm - US markets start year by punishing tech stocks
(02/01/2001)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Pound continues up in slow trading
(29/12/2000)
- Market update at 1.00pm - BoE sparks rate cut speculation
(29/12/2000)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Pound still strong as US slowdown speculation grows
(28/12/2000)
- Market update at 1.15pm - UK bond market's rate cut hopes fade; dollar stifles sterling's surge
(28/12/2000)
- Market update at 5.00pm - London markets stable in snow-shortened session
(28/12/2000)
- Market summary at 9.30am - FT-SE strengthens as dollar takes further pounding
(27/12/2000)
- Market update at 1.30pm - Bonds drift lower as sterling and FT-SE consolidate gains
(27/12/2000)
- Market update at 5.00pm - FT-SE banishes post-Christmas blues
(27/12/2000)
- 2001 - A 'watch-this-space' oddity in the equity markets
(22/12/2000)
- Market Summary at 9.10am - Dow Jones upturn brings Xmas cheer to FT-SE
(22/12/2000)
- Market update at 1.00pm - FTSE-100 closes at lowest point for seven months
(22/12/2000)
- Economics focus: Rate relief expected sooner in US than UK
(21/12/2000)
- Market summary at 9am - FT-SE Index falls, shadowing Dow Jones losses
(21/12/2000)
- Market summary at 1pm - Gilt yields plunge as investors switch out of equities
(21/12/2000)
- Market summary at 4.45pm - The FT-SE 100 continue its decline
(21/12/2000)
- Not all gloom for UK manufacturing
(20/12/2000)
- Market summary at 9.05am - Sterling rises on US woes, gilts await MPC minutes
(20/12/2000)
- Market update at 12.30pm - Gilt yields tumble on BoE rate cut expectations
(20/12/2000)
- Market update at 4.50pm - FT-SE 100 slumps on US tech stock woes
(20/12/2000)
- Market summary at 9.15am - US yields collapse on rate cut speculation
(19/12/2000)
- Market update at 1.00pm - UK bonds drop as investors back Fed to drop rates first
(19/12/2000)
- Market update at 5.15pm - Markets admit interest rate cut no longer a certainty
(19/12/2000)
- Forward exposure - Bush uncertainty shakes dollar
(18/12/2000)
- Market summary at 8.40am - Traders awaiting outcome of tomorrow's Federal Reserve meeting
(18/12/2000)
- Market update at 12.45pm - Bonds steady but pound falls back
(18/12/2000)
- Market update at 5pm - Bond traders in absence as pound drops and FTSE gains
(18/12/2000)
- Market update at 9.00am - Microsoft warning leaves tech stocks cold
(15/12/2000)
- Market update at 1.00pm - TGIF but not for tech stocks as Microsoft warning dampens mood
(15/12/2000)
- Market update at 4.45pm - Markets continue slide following tech stock misery
(15/12/2000)
- Market summary at 9.05am - Bonds rise following US retail sales slowdown
(14/12/2000)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - FT-SE slumps on BoE's telco debt warning
(14/12/2000)
- Market summary at 5.25pm - Bonds fall as strong retail figures are released
(14/12/2000)
- Economics focus: Inflation, jobs data could force rate cut in the New Year
(13/12/2000)
- Market summary at 9am - Traders wait for labour data
(13/12/2000)
- Market update at 12pm - Traders unfazed by UK employment data
(13/12/2000)
- Market summary 9.15am - Market to shrug off inflation report
(12/12/2000)
- Market update at 1.00pm - Investors spooked by technology stocks...again
(12/12/2000)
- Market update at 5.00pm - Inflation report gives bond market the jitters
(12/12/2000)
- Forward exposure - Will the euro be rewarded for EU leaders' sleepless nights in Nice?
(11/12/2000)
- Market Summary at 9.10am - FT-SE rises sharply, bonds expected to fall
(11/12/2000)
- Market Update at 1.10pm - Bonds unchanged on subdued factory prices
(11/12/2000)
- Market update at 5.10pm - Tech stock rebound pushes FT-SE higher
(11/12/2000)
- Short-term market spells success for long-term corporate debt
(08/12/2000)
- Market Update at 9.00am - US slowdown boosts sterling
(08/12/2000)
- Market Update at 12.30pm - UK notes little changed, US labour data eagerly awaited, tech boys boost FTSE
(08/12/2000)
- Market Update at 4.45pm - US jobs data lifts sterling, techs boost FTSE
(08/12/2000)
- Economics focus: MPC to freeze rates, but Greenspan breathes new life into hopes of soft landing in US
(07/12/2000)
- Market summary at 9.10am - Stocks fall deeper
(07/12/2000)
- Market summary at 1.10pm - Stocks fall still further
(07/12/2000)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - Sterling, FTSE end lower
(07/12/2000)
- bfinance market consensus - Impact of US slowdown splits experts
(06/12/2000)
- FT-SE 100 reshuffle - More than a resurgence of the old economy
(06/12/2000)
- Market Summary at 9.15am - FT-SE rises on US overnight gains
(06/12/2000)
- Market Update at 1.15 pm - Bonds, stocks slip on weak UK industrial data
(06/12/2000)
- Market summary at 9.15 am - FTSE booms as markets hope for end of US election wrangle
(05/12/2000)
- Market update at 1.00 pm - Drugs and telecoms benefit from Bush and Nokia
(05/12/2000)
- Market update at 5.00 pm - Bond market suffers as optimists wake up to reality
(05/12/2000)
- Credit sensitive language – Needed, but unloved, say bondholders and issuers
(04/12/2000)
- Forward exposure - Has the euro finally bucked the downward trend?
(04/12/2000)
- Market summary at 9.00am - US economy drives sterling, euro up
(04/12/2000)
- Innovation drives growth of European securitisation market
(04/12/2000)
- Market update at 1.05pm - Sterling, euro climb further on US economic slowdown
(04/12/2000)
- Market update at 5.10pm - Sterling consolidates gains, oil stocks drag FT-SE down
(04/12/2000)
- Market Update at 9.05am - Can yields go any lower?
(01/12/2000)
- Market Update at 1.05pm - Tech stock rocks
(01/12/2000)
- Market Update at 4.45pm - NY tech stock rally spurs the FT-SE into action
(01/12/2000)
- Market Summary at 9.05am - FT-SE early falls led by tech stocks
(30/11/2000)
- Market Update at 1.10pm - Tech stock woes continue to drag FT-SE down
(30/11/2000)
- Market Update at 5.30pm - FT-SE recovers but US markets lose heavily
(30/11/2000)
- Market Summary at 9.10am - FT-SE tech stocks fall on NASDAQ losses
(29/11/2000)
- Market update at 12.55pm - Sterling strengthens on US rate cut hopes
(29/11/2000)
- Market update at 5.10pm - Sterling's rally ended by US data
(29/11/2000)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Bonds may buck trend on pay data
(28/11/2000)
- Market update at 1.00pm - City plays follow the leader with Wall Street
(28/11/2000)
- Market update at 5.15pm - Tech stocks take a battering
(28/11/2000)
- Forward exposure – Duisenberg says intervention not decided on a whim
(27/11/2000)
- Market summary at 9am - Traders to wait on US election resolution
(27/11/2000)
- Market update at 12.45pm - Bonds unchanged, pound and FTSE up
(27/11/2000)
- Market update at 5.05pm - Bonds, pound and FTSE all rise
(27/11/2000)
- Market update at 9.10am - Sterling shows a modicum of improvement
(24/11/2000)
- Market update at 1.00pm - Wall St hangover kicks in, as sterling plumbs depths
(24/11/2000)
- Market update at 5.00pm - Old economy stocks show the way, but sterling plods on
(24/11/2000)
- Economics preview - UK GDP figures to offset concerns on public spending
(23/11/2000)
- Market Summary at 9.00am - Bond yields to tumble further on GDP figures?
(23/11/2000)
- Market update at 1.05pm - UK slowdown depresses sterling, yields
(23/11/2000)
- Market update at 5.05pm - Sterling slumps to two-month lows against dollar
(23/11/2000)
- Market summary at 9.05am - Euro rises on hopes of Gore victory
(22/11/2000)
- Market summary at 1.10pm - Stocks' fall driven by technology companies' losses
(22/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5.15pm - The FT-SE falls by 2.52 percent
(22/11/2000)
- Market summary at 9.15am - Flight to quality pushes down bonds
(21/11/2000)
- Market update at 1.00pm - Bonds fall as markets doubt themselves
(21/11/2000)
- Market update at 5.00pm - Likely Bush victory pushes up dollar
(21/11/2000)
- Market Summary at 8.30am - Bonds to stay strong
(20/11/2000)
- Forward exposure - Europe hopes to impress, while US and Japan in limbo
(20/11/2000)
- Market Update at 12.30pm - Bonds waiting for MPC minutes
(20/11/2000)
- Market Update at 5pm - Gilts flat as FTSE falls
(20/11/2000)
- Market Summary at 9am - Bonds to keep falling
(17/11/2000)
- Market Update at 1.15pm - All quiet in London
(17/11/2000)
- Market update at 5pm - Bonds rise a little
(17/11/2000)
- Market summary at 10.15am - Stocks gaining, bonds unchanged on static data
(16/11/2000)
- Market summary at 1.30pm - Stocks continue to gain
(16/11/2000)
- UK ahead in the race to cut rates
(16/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5.20pm - Stocks mixed, bonds rise
(16/11/2000)
- Market summary at 8.50am - Markets quiet ahead of jobless data
(15/11/2000)
- Market summary at 1pm - UK rate peak expectations leave markets flat
(15/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5pm - FTSE boosted by rising oil and telco stocks
(15/11/2000)
- Market summary at 9.30 am - Vodafone results lift telecoms
(14/11/2000)
- Market update at 1.15 pm - Lower inflation points to lower rates
(14/11/2000)
- Market update at 5.15 pm - Tech stocks bounce back
(14/11/2000)
- Forward exposure - US election results and ECB intervention keep markets quiet
(13/11/2000)
- Market update at 9.25am: US election uncertainties continue to pester markets
(13/11/2000)
- Market Update at 1.05pm - Bond yields fall, stocks, currencies look to US
(13/11/2000)
- Market Update at 5.10pm - FTSE follows Wall Street down, but sterling strengthens
(13/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - Bonds rise as FTSE feels the US blues
(10/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - Dollar gains ground as Bush victory looks likely
(09/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - Markets quiet as US awaits recount in presidential election
(08/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - Bonds steady, pound down
(07/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - Euro, sterling stumble after intervention
(06/11/2000)
- Forward exposure - Intervention renews focus on ECB
(06/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - ECB intervenes to support rising euro
(03/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - The pound gains against the dollar
(02/11/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - Data snuffs out interest rate speculation, drags down sterling
(01/11/2000)
- bfinance market consensus - Divisions grow over US slowdown
(01/11/2000)
- Technology the key to productivity - But how do we catch up with the US?
(31/10/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - Sterling spikes, then falls
(31/10/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - Bonds gain as euro rallies
(30/10/2000)
- Forward exposure - Friendless euro continues to stagger
(30/10/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - Bond yields, sterling up on weaker-than-expected US GDP growth data
(27/10/2000)
- Market summary at 9.10am - Bonds may rise, as sterling and euro continue losses against dollar
(26/10/2000)
- Market summary at 1.00pm - The euro plays catch up
(26/10/2000)
- Market summary at 5.25pm - Stocks in free fall
(26/10/2000)
- Market Summary at 9am - FT-SE slumps at opening, markets await CBI reports
(25/10/2000)
- Market Update at 1.05pm - Euro slumps to new low, downbeat CBI report fails to lift FT-SE
(25/10/2000)
- Market Update at 5.00pm - Euro plummets further, FT-SE 100 crashes back to earth
(25/10/2000)
- Market summary at 9am - Gilts calm, pound dragged down
(24/10/2000)
- Market update at 1.00 pm - Equity markets up as investors seek safety
(24/10/2000)
- Market update at 5.00 pm - Pound struggles, stocks gain
(24/10/2000)
- Market Summary at 8.30am - Bonds to provide safe haven
(23/10/2000)
- Forward exposure - Japan to intervene on Europe's behalf?
(23/10/2000)
- Market update at 1pm - Pound rises
(23/10/2000)
- Market update at 5pm - Pound is king for the day
(23/10/2000)
- Pressure mounts for Treasury to lift business tax burden
(23/10/2000)
- Market update at 09.00 - Bonds lose appeal as the FTSE gets that Friday feeling
(20/10/2000)
- Market update at 12.25pm - GDP data dampens rate rise probability; Sterling, bonds glum
(20/10/2000)
- Market update at 16.45 - FTSE regains early composure after grim telco news
(20/10/2000)
- Market update at 16.45 - Nightmare on Wall Street as investors run for bond cover
(20/10/2000)
- Market summary at 8.45 - Sterling on the rise as Middle East crisis worsens
(19/10/2000)
- Market summary at 12.45 - Sterling still rising
(19/10/2000)
- Market update at 09.00am - Markets wait on UK labour data, sterling powers ahead
(18/10/2000)
- Market update at 12.30pm - MPC minutes confirm medium-term rate freeze
(18/10/2000)
- Bank of England backs down on rates
(18/10/2000)
- Market update at 16.45 - Nightmare on Wall Street as investors run for bond cover
(18/10/2000)
- Defaults and weak bonds may push up cost of debt
(17/10/2000)
- Market summary at 9.00 am - Sterling battered by weak euro
(17/10/2000)
- Market update at 12.30 pm - Sterling takes a hit
(17/10/2000)
- Inflation on the comeback?
(17/10/2000)
- Market summary at 5.00 pm - Equities and the pound have a bad day
(17/10/2000)
- Market Summary at 9am - Continued volatility likely
(16/10/2000)
- Forward exposure - Currency markets look to Middle East
(16/10/2000)
- Market update at 12.45pm - Bonds slip as FTSE rises
(16/10/2000)
- Market update at 4.45pm - Euro hovers above all time lows
(16/10/2000)
- Market update at 8.55am - Wall St tumbles, FTSE gets that Friday the 13th feeling
(13/10/2000)
- Tech downturn shows October to be the cruelest month for investors
(13/10/2000)
- US equity focus - techs bounce back
(13/10/2000)
- Market update at 13.20pm - Bonds in demand, FTSE recovers from morning hangover
(13/10/2000)
- Market update at 16.45pm - FTSE ends session better than expected
(13/10/2000)
- Market summary at 9.05 (bfinance)- Sterling strong against the dollar but FT-SE on the decline
(12/10/2000)
- Market summary at 12.30 - UK stocks snap out of general decline
(12/10/2000)
- Market summary at 5.20pm - UK stocks mixed as Middle East violence is exposed
(12/10/2000)
- Market Summary at 9.00am - FT-SE dives on overnight US losses, gilt yields to decline further
(11/10/2000)
- Market Update at 1.15pm - Bonds boosted by US stocks' downward spiral
(11/10/2000)
- Market Update at 5.10pm - Sterling continues to strengthen against dollar, but FT-SE plummets
(11/10/2000)
- Market summary at 9.00 am - Stocks look stronger as US regains losses
(10/10/2000)
- Market update at 1.00 pm - Bonds bounce on inflation data
(10/10/2000)
- Market update at 5.00 pm - Bonds and pound fall back
(10/10/2000)
- Market Summary at 9am - All quiet before producer prices report
(09/10/2000)
- Market Update at 12.30pm - Bond yields down at 10-week low after report
(09/10/2000)
- Economics preview - Retail prices expected to rise to 2.0 percent
(09/10/2000)
- Market Update at 5pm - Bonds and pound rise, FT-SE falls
(09/10/2000)
- Market Summary at 8.30 am - Markets await US jobless data; FT-SE set to follow DJIA down
(06/10/2000)
- Market Summary at 13.05pm - Wall Street awaits key US data, UK telco shares fall
(06/10/2000)
- Market Summary at 17.10pm - US jobless data suggests future price rises, FTSE completes shy day at the office
(06/10/2000)
- Forward exposure - Inflation worries to dominate currency markets
(06/10/2000)
- MPC vote - interest rates expected to stay at 6 per cent
(05/10/2000)
- Market Summary at 8.30 am - Rate expectations to dominate markets
(04/10/2000)
- Market Update at 5.10 pm - Inflation fears stir bonds; sterling drifts down against dollar
(04/10/2000)
- Market Summary at 9am - Bonds open firmer
(03/10/2000)
- EEF call on Government to ease struggle to finance investment
(03/10/2000)
- Market update at 1.00 pm - Bonds continue to strengthen
(03/10/2000)
- bfinance market consensus - Euro-zone and US interest rate cycles to diverge
(03/10/2000)
- Market update at 5.00 pm - bonds drift ahead of central bank meetings
(03/10/2000)
- Breakfast of currencies - The euro pauses for breath as dollar dictates agenda
(02/10/2000)
- Market Update at 8.30 am - Sterling off five-week highs
(02/10/2000)
- Market Update at 12 pm - Pound falls, bonds unchanged
(02/10/2000)
- Market Update at 5.15pm - Bonds barely change, pound down
(02/10/2000)
- Market Update at 9am: Euro rejection by Danes gives sterling a boost
(29/09/2000)
- Market Update at 1pm: UK bonds rise as euro rejection increases sterling's appeal
(29/09/2000)
- Market update at 5pm: Sterling completes a good day at the office, but the FTSE continues to toil
(29/09/2000)
- Just say No - The implications of the Danish rejection of the euro
(29/09/2000)
- Market summary at 9.30 - All eyes on Danish euro vote
(28/09/2000)
- Market summary at 13.00 - A fall in UK stocks
(28/09/2000)
- Market summary at 5.15pm- A continuous fall in UK stocks
(28/09/2000)
- UK households spending more, but inflation unlikely to be affected
(28/09/2000)
- Market summary at 9am - Sterling continues to rally
(27/09/2000)
- Danish 'No' to the euro to delay UK referendum
(27/09/2000)
- Market update at 11:45am - FTSE in optimistic mood
(27/09/2000)
- Market update at 5:30pm - FTSE closes 0.9% up
(27/09/2000)
- Market Update at 9am - Government spending fears prompt possible UK bonds slide
(26/09/2000)
- Benign bond markets looks good for issuers
(26/09/2000)
- Market Update at 1.05pm - Gilts, sterling steady as FT-SE catches cold from US
(26/09/2000)
- Market Update at 5.05pm - Gilts unmoved in late trading as FT-SE falters
(26/09/2000)
- Breakfast of currencies: The politics of intervention
(25/09/2000)
- Market Update at 9 am - Bonds, pound could rise
(25/09/2000)
- Market Update at 12.30 pm - Little action on Monday morning
(25/09/2000)
- Market Update at 5 pm - Pound and bonds decline as FT-SE gains a little
(25/09/2000)
- Committed to the euro - The banks must see it through
(25/09/2000)
- Market Update at 9am - Sterling recovers, as FT-SE hits new low
(22/09/2000)
- The long road to a truly single market for business
(22/09/2000)
- Glut of profit-warnings highlight automotive industry concerns
(22/09/2000)
- Market Update at 1pm - Sterling enjoys its day in the sun, as FTSE horror show lessens
(22/09/2000)
- G7 preview - Prague summit to spring to euro's defence?
(22/09/2000)
- Ireland's euro-scepticism finally revealed
(22/09/2000)
- Market Update at 16.30 GMT - Central bank intervention boosts euro, sterling
(22/09/2000)
- Market Summary at 8.50am - Sterling gains continue; FTSE off
(21/09/2000)
- Market Update at 1.30pm - Sterling shrugs off CBI report , FT-SE hit by telco fears
(21/09/2000)
- Economics focus - Hawks and Doves stick to their guns in battle of Threadneedle St
(21/09/2000)
- Market Update of 5.15pm - Sterling revival continues as FT-SE flops
(21/09/2000)
- Equity balance tipped in London's favour
(20/09/2000)
- Market summary at 9am
(20/09/2000)
- Market update at 1 pm - euro still on a low
(20/09/2000)
- Market update at 5pm - Sterling mounts slight recovery
(20/09/2000)
- Market Update at 8.40 am - Pound same against dollar, UK notes to rise
(19/09/2000)
- Market Update at 12.30 pm - Pound, bonds at ease, FT-SE down again
(19/09/2000)
- Market Update at 5 pm - Pound breathes, bonds up
(19/09/2000)
- Bond boom predicted in the 3rd quarter
(19/09/2000)
- Businesses fear imbalance in new rates plan
(19/09/2000)
- Widening yield curve spreads spell danger for corporates
(19/09/2000)
- The euro - Have we joined it already?
(18/09/2000)
- Market Summary - Bond markets await MPC minutes
(18/09/2000)
- Market Update at 1.10pm - FTSE-100, bonds hold steady
(18/09/2000)
- LSE seeks new partners in consolidation waltz
(18/09/2000)
- Market Update at 5.15pm - Sterling at 14-year lows, FTSE strengthens
(18/09/2000)
- Market Update at 9am - Bonds could rise, sterling feels the pressure
(15/09/2000)
- Market Update at 1pm - Bonds little changed, FTSE settles after 'Witching Hour' frenzy
(15/09/2000)
- Market Update at 5.10pm - Sterling remains glum, FTSE reels on back of high oil prices
(15/09/2000)
- Breakfast of currencies : Market mystified by ECB
(15/09/2000)
- MFR report on pension funds leaves questions unanswered
(15/09/2000)
- Market Summary at 9.10 - FT-SE looking for reasons to rise
(14/09/2000)
- Market Summary at 13.00pm - Sterling tracks euro gains against dollar
(14/09/2000)
- European corporates' credit continues to fall
(14/09/2000)
- Market Update at 17.10 - Bonds rally, but sterling revival collapses
(14/09/2000)
- Market summary at 9:10am - Bonds likely to continue to fall
(13/09/2000)
- Market update at mid-day
(13/09/2000)
- Market update at 5pm
(13/09/2000)
- Market Update - Bonds likely to hold
(12/09/2000)
- UK economic data preview - average earnings
(12/09/2000)
- Market update - Pound still at 14-year low against dollar
(12/09/2000)
- The euro - servant of many masters
(12/09/2000)
- Market Update - No relief for sterling
(12/09/2000)
- Market Summary - Inflation data set to dominate markets
(11/09/2000)
- Market Update - Factory prices fail to lift inflation fears
(11/09/2000)
- Market Update - Gilts firm; FT-SE recovers after suspension
(11/09/2000)
- Market update - FTSE set for slow opening following mixed showing from Wall St
(08/09/2000)
- Market update - UK bond losses, FTSE disappoints, pound slips further
(08/09/2000)
- Market update - UK bonds extend losses, sterling endures worst week since August '97
(08/09/2000)
- Oil crisis - Why we're not heading for a repeat of 1973
(08/09/2000)
- Breakfast of Currencies: Falling euros, rising yen
(08/09/2000)
- Market summary - Bonds to hold steady ahead of rate-hike decision
(07/09/2000)
- Market Update - Oil price hike fuels inflation fears in bond market
(07/09/2000)
- Euro and inflation to take centre stage at Ecofin meeting
(07/09/2000)
- Market Update - Bonds yields tumble on oil price rises
(07/09/2000)
- Market summary - Bonds likely to continue decline
(06/09/2000)
- Market update - Pound falls near seven-year low
(06/09/2000)
- Market update - Euro plunges to new lows
(06/09/2000)
- Market update - House price inflation down
(05/09/2000)
- Market Update - Pound tracks Euro's losses
(05/09/2000)
- 'Believing in Britain' too vague to excite business
(05/09/2000)
- Market Update - Bonds rise on weak pound
(05/09/2000)
- BoE committee forecast to leave rates on hold
(05/09/2000)
- Breakfast of currencies - Poor week for the euro
(04/09/2000)
- Market Update - Pound expected to fall again
(04/09/2000)
- Market Update - Pound steady
(04/09/2000)
- Lyons' rate cut call is a voice in the wilderness
(04/09/2000)
- Market update - Euro gains on talk of US slowdown
(04/09/2000)
- Market update - FTSE rallies with a little help from the telcos
(01/09/2000)
- Advertisement for hedging - sterling in decline
(01/09/2000)
- Market Update - Telecoms lead FTSE charge, US data boosts bonds
(01/09/2000)
- Market update - Sterling slide may continue, FTSE remains buoyant
(01/09/2000)
- Can we rely on official earnings figures?
(01/09/2000)
- Market summary - Bonds to rise?
(31/08/2000)
- The productivity gap - UK vs US
(31/08/2000)
- Market update - Euro hovers above record low
(31/08/2000)
- Market update - Sterling follows euro's downward spiral against dollar
(31/08/2000)
- Market update - 10-year gilt yield hits three-month high
(30/08/2000)
- Market summary: Pound mounts minimal recovery
(30/08/2000)
- Breakfast of currencies - Yen defeats expectations
(29/08/2000)
- Market summary: FT-SE 100 to follow DJIA higher
(29/08/2000)
- Market summary: Sterling slumps to six-year low against dollar
(29/08/2000)
- ECB to act against price pressures?
(29/08/2000)
- US slowdown to hit Europe?
(29/08/2000)
- Market summary: Sterling collapses to six-year low against dollar
(29/08/2000)
- UK exports rise against a backdrop of confusing economic messages
(29/08/2000)
- Mid-market firms feel brunt of competition, strong pound
(25/08/2000)
- Market summary: Market movements to mirror MPC decision ahead of long weekend
(25/08/2000)
- Market summary: FTSE buoyed by telecoms, UK bonds little change
(25/08/2000)
- Market summary: FTSE lacks early day bite, UK bond market settles
(25/08/2000)
- Strong consumer spending to push rates up?
(24/08/2000)
- Financial Professionals predict slowdown in mergers and US economic growth if FASB rule is adopted
(24/08/2000)
- The inexorable rise of oil prices?
(24/08/2000)
- Market summary - Pound remains weak
(23/08/2000)
- Market summary: Bonds remain stable following GDP announcement
(23/08/2000)
- Market summary: Bonds remain steady, FTSE falls
(23/08/2000)
- Market Summary: Pound struggles against US 'economic miracle'
(22/08/2000)
- Market summary: Pound continues its slide
(22/08/2000)
- Market summary - FTSE roars through 6600
(22/08/2000)
- Breakfast of currencies
(21/08/2000)
- Market summary: Stocks to continue strong growth
(21/08/2000)
- Market summary: Bonds rise on inflation fears
(21/08/2000)
- UK pay figures suggest significant inflationary pressures
(21/08/2000)
- Market summary: Market update - Bonds rise, stocks sluggish
(21/08/2000)
- Market summary: Pound weakens against Dollar, Euro
(18/08/2000)
- Market summary: Midday update
(18/08/2000)
- European inflation holds steady
(18/08/2000)
- Market summary: Markets to fall back in morning trading
(17/08/2000)
- Group warns of economic weakness
(17/08/2000)
- Inflationary pressures continue pushing
(16/08/2000)
- Market summary: Bond markets steady as Pound weakens
(16/08/2000)
- Unemployment hits new low
(16/08/2000)
- Market summary: Interest rate speculation divides markets
(16/08/2000)
- Market summary: Stocks push up in strong trading
(16/08/2000)
- US stocks rise amidst postive economic indicators
(15/08/2000)
- Market summary: Morning Update
(15/08/2000)
- Market summary: Stocks rise on oil gains
(15/08/2000)
- Foreign-owned companies increase despite strong pound
(15/08/2000)
- Internet firms continue to receive venture capital boost
(15/08/2000)
- Breakfast of Currencies
(14/08/2000)
- Market summary: Stocks up, bonds down at midday
(14/08/2000)
- Market summary: Pound finishes stronger as rate speculation rages
(14/08/2000)
- Market summary: Morning update
(11/08/2000)
- Market Summary: Review of the markets last week
(11/08/2000)
- Market summary: Morning update
(10/08/2000)
- Inflation to rise, no need to move rates?
(10/08/2000)
- Market summary: Drug stocks bring down FTSE
(10/08/2000)
- US productivity curbs inflation fears
(09/08/2000)
- Market summary: Markets await BoE report
(09/08/2000)
- First impressions of BoE inflation report
(09/08/2000)
- Euro continues to weaken
(09/08/2000)
- Market summary: Bonds unmoved by BoE report
(09/08/2000)
- Latest reports bode badly for fuel prices
(09/08/2000)
- Market summary: Morning update
(08/08/2000)
- Market summary: Little movement in slow trading at midday
(08/08/2000)
- Will market forces hold back oil giants?
(08/08/2000)
- Market summary: Pound weakens at end of the day
(08/08/2000)
- Market summary: Morning update
(07/08/2000)
- State financing of industry to be radically altered?
(07/08/2000)
- Moody's upgrades non-US credit
(07/08/2000)
- Market summary: Midday market report
(07/08/2000)
- Speculation: hawkish BoE inflation report?
(07/08/2000)
- GDP growth to force interest rate rise?
(07/08/2000)
- Market summary: Overnight summary
(04/08/2000)
- Market summary: US data pushes up pound
(04/08/2000)
- Labour market still growing
(04/08/2000)
- TUC wants weaker pound
(03/08/2000)
- Market summary: Wait and see
(03/08/2000)
- Inspiring service sector news
(03/08/2000)
- Market summary: Euro down again
(03/08/2000)
- Investment in workforce key to stable economic growth?
(03/08/2000)
- Market summary: Bond market rises on MPC decision
(03/08/2000)
- Interest rates remain unchanged
(03/08/2000)
- ECB set back by inaccurate data
(03/08/2000)
- Euro falls despite soft US data
(02/08/2000)
- Interest Rates Likely to Remain Undisturbed
(02/08/2000)
- Reuters poll paints rosy future
(01/08/2000)
- Manufacturers defy integrationist agenda
(01/08/2000)
- Strong Pound Crushing Nissan?
(01/08/2000)
- Breakfast of Currencies
(31/07/2000)
- Multinationals Agree on Pact for Labor Rights
(27/07/2000)
- Inflationary threat denied by Brown
(26/07/2000)
- ONS figures come as no surprise
(25/07/2000)
- LSE shares decline, iX scepticism doesn't
(25/07/2000)
- Case Study: Adjusting to the Single Currency
(29/06/2000)
- The euro success story
(28/06/2000)
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