Stagflation fears stoked by stalling consumer confidence and rising inflation

A month ago, analysts were predicting that S&P 500 earnings growth for the second quarter would come in at a sluggish 5% year-on-year, says Sam Goldfarb in The Wall Street Journal. The spring period w

Increasingly, it seems there is no fundamental case for a cut

Sovereign bond yields are ringing some alarm bells about the UK’s economic and fiscal outlook

Speculation has reached fever pitch about the contents of the government’s forthcoming Autumn Budget. This follows the assessment of the highly respected NIESR (National Institute of Economic and Soci

Parents of young children, and pet owners, often start to worry when they have been enjoying an unusually long period of silence. Investors are experiencing a similar sensation. Markets seem calm, wit

When bad news is just bad news not good news for markets