Victoria Marklew

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• ECB Plans to Hike Again In March But 3.75% Is Unlikely To Be the Peak

  Published 09 February 2007 | viewed 3,004 times

  While the European Central Bank (ECB) kept its Refi rate unchanged at 3.50% this morning, the policymakers turned notably more hawkish, signaling not only that…

• Plenty of Reasons for the Bank of England to Remain Hawkish

  Published 24 January 2007 | viewed 3,506 times

  The news that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by just 5-4 to hike the repo rate to 5.25% earlier this month…

• UK: Reasons for Last Week's Rate Hike

  Published 17 January 2007 | viewed 4,275 times

  The reasons for last week's surprise 25bp rate hike from the Bank of England (BoE) are starting to become pretty clear. Inflation jumped more than…

• Bank of England Surprises With a Rate Hike

  Published 11 January 2007 | viewed 4,062 times

  "BoE hikes repo rate to 5.25%" is not the headline any of us were expecting this morning. Having tightened in August and again in November,…

• Increased Odds of a February Interest Rate Hike in the UK

  Published 04 January 2007 | viewed 2,941 times

  Another crop of strong data out of the UK has the markets assuming that the Bank of England's (BoE) repo rate will be 25bp higher…

• More Evidence Pointing to - but not Guaranteeing - a Q1 rate Hike in the UK

  Published 21 December 2006 | viewed 1,986 times

  This morning's UK data have further increased the odds of a Q1 2007 rate hike from the Bank of England (BoE), with markets firmly pricing…

• Germans Confident, Belgians More Cautious Heading Into 2007

  Published 21 December 2006 | viewed 2,487 times

  The latest German Ifo business survey, released yesterday, revealed a quite-astonishing level of optimism among German companies. The main index jumped from 106.8 last month…

• The Odds of a Q1 Rate Hike from the Bank of England Edge Upward

  Published 14 December 2006 | viewed 3,010 times

  This week's crop of data from the UK has analysts revising upward the probability of a rate hike from the Bank of England (BoE) in…

• Bank of England Stands Pat But Policy Outlook For 2007 Remains Uncertain

  Published 08 December 2006 | viewed 2,548 times

  As expected, the Bank of England's Monetary Committee (MPC) left the repo rate at 5.0% today. With sterling in the ascendant and the manufacturing sector…

• ECB: Today's 25bp Hike Unlikely To Be The Last, But The End Is In Sight

  Published 08 December 2006 | viewed 3,163 times

  As usual, the most interesting part of this morning's policy meeting at the European Central Bank (ECB) was not what happened - another 25bp increase…

• UK Interest Rate Outlook For 2007 Still Unclear

  Published 30 November 2006 | viewed 4,340 times

  Since the release last week of the minutes of the November 9 meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the markets have decided that UK…

• Once Again, German and Euro-zone Leading Indicators Surprise On The Upside

  Published 25 November 2006 | viewed 3,394 times

  Key data releases from Germany and Belgium yesterday and today confirm our view that Eurozone growth will surprise on the upside through the first half…

• Euro-zone Slows In Q3 But Overall Growth Is Still Solid

  Published 15 November 2006 | viewed 3,277 times

  The headlines on today's flash estimate for Euro-zone Q3 GDP growth focused on the fact that the pace of expansion slowed from Q2, prompting a…

• UK Housing Market And Money Supply Data Still Buoyant

  Published 31 October 2006 | viewed 4,670 times

  Sterling jumped to a 15-month high £0.6682 against the euro this morning after data on the housing market and money supply underpinned expectations for a…

• Sweden's Riksbank Hikes Repo Rate Again, Signals Further Tightening In Months To Come

  Published 27 October 2006 | viewed 2,806 times

  As widely expected, Sweden's Riksbank today hiked its repo rate for the fifth consecutive time this year, taking it up 25bp to 2.75%. The crown…

• Leading Indicators Continue To Suggest Solid Growth In Euro-zone in 2007

  Published 26 October 2006 | viewed 3,122 times

  Once again, key leading indicators suggest that the Euro-zone economy will fare better than expected next year - which in turn suggests that the European…

• Central Europe Takes A Breather, But The Sense Of Calm Is Unlikely To Last

  Published 25 October 2006 | viewed 3,645 times

  As expected, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) hiked its policy interest rate again today, but in contrast with last month the NBH is likely…

• Bank of England To Hike on November 9, But What Happens in 2007?

  Published 19 October 2006 | viewed 3,784 times

  The latest crop of data out of the UK supports the assumption that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be hiking the…

• Germany's Investors Are Gloomy But Outlook Is Far More Sanguine

  Published 18 October 2006 | viewed 3,953 times

  According to the ZEW think tank's October expectations indicator, Germany's financial establishment is downright depressed. The investor sentiment index - based on a survey of…

• ECB Hikes Refi to 3.25%, Will Likely Move Again on December 7

  Published 06 October 2006 | viewed 3,183 times

  As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) hiked its refi rate another 25bp today, taking it to 3.25%. At the subsequent press briefing Governor Trichet…