UK Markets Outlook UK markets still underestimate euro-zone risks The euro-zone debt crisis has already had a significant impact on UK markets. Even so, we doubt that markets have fully priced in the likely economic effects that would stem from the partial breakup... 1st June 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Super low gilt yields here to stay The recent improvement in both the timeliest economic news and sentiment towards the euro-zone has led investors to question whether the exceptionally low levels of gilt yields that were reached at... 27th February 2012 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Markets underestimate euro-zone threat Despite further large falls in gilt yields and little overall change in equity prices over the last quarter, we doubt that markets have fully appreciated the likely impact of the euro-zone debt crisis... 30th November 2011 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Markets positioned for feeble recovery The last quarter has seen UK markets respond to signs that the economic recovery is slowing as well as fears that policymakers are relatively powerless to provide additional monetary or fiscal... 1st September 2011 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Rate worries ease as growth fears build Signs that the UK’s economic recovery has lost steam have taken their toll on UK markets. Interest rate expectations have fallen back sharply, even though CPI inflation looks on track to rise to near... 26th May 2011 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Growth worries starting to build UK markets appear to have become less optimistic over the outlook for the economy against a background of an uncertain global environment, surging oil prices, high and rising inflation and the threat... 4th March 2011 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Markets become more optimistic on recovery On the whole, financial markets have become increasingly optimistic about the prospects for the UK’s recovery. Interest rate expectations have begun to rise again and equities have rebounded, while... 24th November 2010 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Markets disregard double-dip risks... for now On the whole, markets have so far shrugged off recent concerns over a double-dip in the UK and global economies. Equity prices have recovered sharply over the last couple of months, partly on... 12th August 2010 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Fading recovery prospects darken market outlook Since our last Markets Analyst, there have been growing signs that the global economic recovery, and the UK’s recovery in particular, is built on fragile foundations that will buckle under the weight... 16th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Fiscal worries weigh on markets The combination of a sluggish recovery in the economy and concerns over the UK’s fiscal position and credit rating has weighed on UK asset markets over recent weeks. The rally in the equity market has... 3rd March 2010 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Inflation worries will eventually prove misplaced Markets have continued to respond reasonably positively to the further signs of recovery in the global and UK economies. But concerns are starting to emerge that central banks may leave policy... 26th November 2009 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook No “conundrum” in bond/equity divergence The maintenance of historically low levels of short-dated bond yields alongside the strong rally in the equity market has prompted much talk of a “bond-equity conundrum”, in which the two markets... 11th September 2009 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Markets take green shoots at face value Financial markets appear to have taken the recent signs that the downturn in the UK economy is past its absolute worst at face value, with equities, bond yields and the sterling exchange rate all... 9th June 2009 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Markets grasp the grim reality Financial markets appear finally to have grasped the severity of the economic outlook over the last few months. The steep falls in equity prices, bond yields and the sterling exchange rate have left... 9th March 2009 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Markets pricing in only mild recession UK financial markets have responded strongly to the deterioration in the outlook for the domestic and global economies over recent months, with equity prices and bond yields both falling sharply... 20th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Adjustment to economic gloom has further to go Having previously looked complacent, the UK financial markets have started to respond to the gloomier outlook for the macro-economy. Interest rate expectations, bond yields, equities and the pound... 21st August 2008 · 1 min read
