by Ryan Littlestone | June 21st, 2018, 10:22:32 | BOE, Central Banks
Preview of the Bank of England June 2018 MPC meeting I’ve got a bit of a problem. The market has put another target on the calendar for a BOE rate hike and this time it’s August. Not content with the arse whipping it got on its May expectations, it’s... 
by Ryan Littlestone | May 23rd, 2018, 10:34:28 | News
There’s a worrying theme developing in the restaurant world that could mean underlying economic weakness in the UK is bigger than we thought It’s funny how sometimes when scanning the news, something decides to go ping in the back of your mind. I’ve... 
by Ryan Littlestone | May 10th, 2018, 13:10:08 | BOE, Central Banks
Statement and press conference from Bank of England’s Mark Carney at the May inflation report 10 May 2018 A review of Carney’s comments and performance. Opening comments; The economy has not fulfilled conditions for a rate hike since Feb projections UK... by Ryan Littlestone | May 10th, 2018, 11:00:45 | BOE, Central Banks
Details of the Bank of England May 2018 MPC meeting 10 May 2018 Prior bank rate 0.50% Prior vote 7-2 in favour of keeping rates unchanged Finished QE 445bn Comments; GDP forecasts lowered MPC saw value in waiting to see how data evolved over coming months Costs of... by Ryan Littlestone | May 10th, 2018, 10:33:11 | News
When trading any big event, simple is often best When looking at trades for today’s BOE, I’m reminded of the opening line of a Rudyard Kipling piece; “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…” What I see today is...