Macro Views

Macro Views | 3 Dec 15

ECB President Mario Draghi disappointed markets on Thursday. While the Bank delivered a 10 basis point cut to the deposit rate to an historic -0.3%, and extended the deadline of its asset purchase programme by six months, it kept the main refinancing and marginal lending rates steady at 5 and 30 basis points respectively.

Macro Views | 2 Dec 15

The prospect of rising interest rates and a potential Brexit is likely to impact property sector investor sentiment in 2016, according to Alan Sippetts, investment director at Heartwood Investment Management.

Macro Views | 27 Nov 15

It would almost be a communication error to the market in the short term if the Fed doesn’t raise rates in December, Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid told Brewin Dolphin’s Ben Gutteridge.

Macro Views | 27 Nov 15

2015 will go down the annals of global investors as a year characterised by heightened volatility and general pessimism.

Macro Views | 25 Nov 15

While the Paris Climate Summit is kicking off in less than a week, questions remain about what impact it will actually have on investor sentiment.