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Rishi Sunak hoped to go to the polls in the autumn with cheaper mortgages and lower taxes
Megan Greene argues in the FT that investors are wrong to bet on early UK rate cuts as expectations also shift in US and eurozone
Some policymakers backed cut at Thursday’s meeting as bank signals it will consider such a step in June
Kristalina Georgieva calls for measures to boost productivity and lower debt to avoid ‘tepid twenties’ era
And Apple’s legal fight
Inflation persistence is a greater threat for the former than the latter — and rates cuts are a way off
Consumer prices are rising quickly at just the wrong time for the US president
Figures for consumer prices and core inflation exceed expectations
The cost of living crisis is weighing on UK household finances but few have so far scrimped on pension contributions
Plus, readers reply on private credit’s excess returns
Pimco and T Rowe Price among firms to increase exposure in Europe amid cooling inflation
Influential investor says US inflation and growth are not at levels where interest rates can fall
That is, as long as the data does not deliver a nasty surprise
Markets price in more than two quarter-point cuts, compared with more than six expected at start of 2024
Annual change in prices across 38 industrialised countries eased to 5.3% in February, says OECD data
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
S&P 500 closes down 1.2% in worst finish since mid-February and investors rush into Treasuries
Market failures occur because consumers are not the all-knowing rational agents that appear in economic models
Bank of England survey of businesses will ease rate-setters’ concerns over stickiness of inflation
An all-time high for the yellow metal is a sign drawdown investors should examine their reasons for holding it
Consumer prices edge tantalisingly close to target in eurozone but exceed forecasts in US
US central bank needs ‘greater confidence’ before cutting interest rates, chair says
Price of metal climbs to record of $2,295 a troy ounce
Lower than expected figure bolsters expectations of ECB interest rate cuts by summer
Traders forecast benchmark rate will settle at about 3.5%
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