UK Markets Chart Pack UK equities rally despite struggling economy The FTSE 100 has climbed to its highest level since May 2008 as expectations for global economic growth have improved. Some have suggested that a “great rotation” of funds out of safe to risky assets... 15th January 2013 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Gilt market takes broken debt rule in its stride As we had predicted beforehand, the Office for Budget Responsibility’s assessment that the Chancellor will break his debt rule did not prompt government bond yields to rise. Indeed, both gilt yields... 11th December 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Investors reassess QE outlook UK government bond yields have recently climbed to their highest levels since May. Fading expectations of a cut in official interest rates and further asset purchases from the Monetary Policy... 9th November 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Markets unimpressed by "green shoots" Investors seem sceptical that the recent improvement in the UK economy will last. In contrast to the rises seen in the US and Germany, equity prices in the UK have held steady. And while gilt yields... 10th October 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Safe-haven demand for UK assets eases The European Central Bank’s proclamation that it is prepared to buy “unlimited” quantities of peripheral euro-zone government bonds has prompted safe-haven demand for gilts to ease and sterling to... 13th September 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Gilt yields approach zero as euro-zone fears grow Further safe-haven flows and growing expectations of a further cut in official interest rates and more QE have caused gilt yields at the short end of the curve to fall to within a whisker of zero... 7th August 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Gilt yields stay low as QE3 begins UK government bond yields and equity prices have diverged over the last month. The Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC’s) decision to resume quantitative easing (QE) appears to explain their decoupling... 13th July 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Drop in gilt yields reflects more than safe-haven demand The further rally in UK government bonds over the last month – resulting in yields reaching new record lows – has mainly reflected an increase in global demand for safe-havens in the wake of the... 14th June 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Safe haven demand pushes gilt yields to record lows Long-run UK government bond yields have fallen to their lowest levels since records began in 1703 due to a further increase in global demand for safe-haven assets. This increase in demand has more... 11th May 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Confidence knocked by renewed euro-zone fears A reassessment of the likelihood of a default by a peripheral euro-zone sovereign, as well as some less encouraging news on the pace of the global economic recovery, has hit UK equities and prompted... 12th April 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Markets reassess QE outlook UK interest rate expectations have started to edge up and UK equities have underperformed those overseas as investors have reacted to tentative signs in the Bank of England’s Inflation Report and from... 8th March 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack More QE greeted with muted market reaction UK markets’ initial reaction to the £50bn of extra QE sanctioned by the MPC suggests that the announcement fell a bit short of investors’ expectations. Indeed, the pound strengthened shortly after the... 9th February 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Growth fears drive gilt yields lower The further drop in gilt yields appears to have reflected declining expectations for GDP growth and related falls in long-term interest rate expectations, rather than fiscal developments. Indeed, the... 19th January 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack Gilt yields fall further despite growing fiscal fears UK gilt yields have continued to fall over the last month, despite growing fiscal fears and the limited boost to gilt prices provided so far by the Monetary Policy Committee’s further round of asset... 13th December 2011 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack UK recession risks weigh on markets While the twists and turns of the euro-zone debt crisis have continued to have a key bearing on UK market movements, markets also appear to be concerned that the UK economy is on the brink of... 9th November 2011 · 1 min read
UK Markets Chart Pack QE2 launch fails to boost UK markets The Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC’s) decision at the start of October to undertake £75bn of asset purchases by February has not yet provided much of a boost to UK markets. In 2009/10, QE reduced... 21st October 2011 · 1 min read
