Retail investors return to markets in November but UK remains unloved
According to flows data from the Investment Association, investors pumped £991m into equity funds over the course of the month,...
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Higher yields (and a tax trick) mean bonds are back in favour
Once, the word 'bond' used to be associated with feelings of reassurance. But recently, some have been recalling the remarks...
Our Thoughts on Bond Yields’ Sentiment-Driven Spike | MarketMinder
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A year after the mini-Budget ‘doom loop’, UK gilts look a lot less stressed
Kwasi Kwarteng hoped his “Growth Plan” announcement last September when he was chancellor would be remembered as a bold and...
FTSE 100 Live: Gilt yields top mini-Budget levels after hotter jobs data
1686646107CMC under pressure in blow to Tory PartyPROFITS tumbled at CMC Markets, the trading house led by major Tory donor...
Experts divided on most fruitful parts of fixed income market
Fixed income is firmly back in favour with investors and wealth managers, however there are disagreements over the best part of the market in which to find returns.Retail investors have invested £4bn into fixed income funds since the start of the year, according to data from the Investment Association, compared with £4.7bn withdrawn on a net basis in 2022.Last month, AJ Bell’s chief executive, Michael Summersgill told the FT said he had never before seen the volume of fixed income purchases happening currently.Bonds are also getting more attention from money managers, said...
Andrew Bailey defends extended QE as inflation hits record highs
Speaking at a Treasury Select Committee alongside several central bank colleagues, Bailey was grilled over the Bank's interest rate polices...
