5 world market themes for the week ahead

A U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and Apple and Amazon reporting results will keep investors’ focus in the days ahead on the global rates outlook and on tech earnings, while growth and inflation data from Europe and China are also coming out. 1/ WILL THEY, WON’T THEY? Hints of whether the Fed still expects interest rate … Read more

Fed pivot will dominate year of rate cuts in turn of global cycle

The coming 12 months are shaping up as the year of the interest-rate cut. After racing ahead with the most aggressive tightening campaign in decades during 2022 and 2023, central banks around the world are poised to begin easing monetary policy as inflation continues to retreat. The shift is captured by Bloomberg Economics, whose aggregate … Read more