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🔔What is the actual impact of QE & interest rate changes?
QE and interest rates are slippery topics. So we've come to the conclusion that people must know what the actual impact of QE (quantitative easing) and interest rate changes is.
🔔 An idiot's guide to inflation: why is it important?
Inflation 📈 It seems like such a simple concept... but it can also make you feel like an idiot.
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The US 2s10s curve has never been more important
The bond market is the defining factor in judging what is going on in the market, and looking at bond yields, specifically the US 2s10s curve (the spread between the US 10 year treasury yield and the 2 year) can give us a shining light into how risks are priced and what is next for the real economy.
Why are FX reserves important?
FX reserves aren't the most fun part of the market, but it is important to understand how they work and the different dynamics at play with different central bank contexts.
💵 Will Wage Hikes Lead To Persistent Inflation?
Workers are fighting back. Wages are rising, and if they don't, unions organise strikes or workers simply leave. More inflation ahead?
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Q: Which bond yields are rising? A: All of them
If you have been reading and watching UK media recently, you're probably quite aware of the furore surrounding what the BoE has been up to in apparent response to the mini-budget shenanigans of the new Tory government.
🔔 Credit Markets Don't Know Either
The bond market is 'screaming', curves are inverting, but all's calm in credit markets.
Inflation is relative
Some people are ecstatic, some in disbelief, some unsurprised... Mixed feelings all around, just like markets, always.