Finance Recessions Hurt: Does the Data Show That the World’s Major Economies Are in Recessions Now? by internationalbanker November 21, 2022 Economists are casting wary eyes on not only rising inflation rates and interest rates but also GDP figures signaling that … Continue Reading November 21, 2022 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Why the Bank of England Intervened in the UK Bond Market by internationalbanker November 16, 2022 The government of Liz Truss was fleeting, but its actions sent markets into a tailspin, forcing the Bank of England … Continue Reading November 16, 2022 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Does Foreign Monetary Policy Drive Australian Banks’ Wholesale Funding Costs? by internationalbanker September 27, 2022 Wholesale funding, whereby financial institutions hold funds from various public and private sources, is a particularly popular funding source for … Continue Reading September 27, 2022 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
News UK Inflation Hits Double Digits in July by internationalbanker August 19, 2022 The UK inflation rate broke through the 10-percent threshold in July, its highest level in 40 years. If consumers are … Continue Reading August 19, 2022 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance UK Inflation Climbs to Fresh 40-Year High by internationalbanker June 24, 2022 The UK leads the G7 with its inflation rate, pegged at 9.1 percent in May and likely to rise to … Continue Reading June 24, 2022 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance Will a Post-Brexit Pound Keep Getting Stronger? by internationalbanker March 26, 2021 The Brexit referendum delivered a punch to the UK’s pound, but the currency has slowly picked itself up and gained … Continue Reading March 26, 2021 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance UK Unemployment Worsens Despite Easing of Lockdown Measures by internationalbanker September 28, 2020 Although coronavirus restrictions have continued to be lifted, unemployment in the United Kingdom in the three months to July still … Continue Reading September 28, 2020 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking “Unusually Uncertain” Outlook, Bank of England Warns, as Rates Kept Unchanged by internationalbanker September 23, 2020 The Bank of England (BoE) announced on Thursday, September 17, that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had voted unanimously to … Continue Reading September 23, 2020 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance Banks, the Fed and Money Markets’ Woes by internationalbanker March 18, 2020 On the surface, the United States is soaring economically when compared to some of its rivals. But turbulence lurks under … Continue Reading March 18, 2020 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Tough Challenges Await Andrew Bailey, the New Governor of the Bank of England by internationalbanker January 13, 2020 Taking on the mantle of governorship of a central bank is challenging, but for Andrew Bailey, the new governor of … Continue Reading January 13, 2020 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail